...undergoes angioplasty were treated for one year with Plavix, the researchers said. "We saw a big benefit," said Dr. Eric Topol of Cleveland Clinic. He helped conduct the research and also works as a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and...

...disease, by far the world's biggest killer. "I don't think it's a hypothesis anymore. It's proven," said Dr. Eric Topol, chief of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic. Inflammation can be measured with a test that checks for C-reactive...

...of patients with heart disease never have a clue, and he might have been one of them," said noted cardiologist Dr. Eric Topol, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. Kile's heart showed no sign of scarring or heart attacks...

...affected vessel were to close off completely, it is so small that it would be unlikely to cause a major heart attack, said Eric Topol, chairman of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, who is familiar with Cheney's case. He said it probably is also...

...crucial advance offered by the study is in defining the appropriate dose of aspirin for long-term therapy, said Dr. Eric Topol, cardiology chief at the Cleveland Clinic, who was not involved in the analysis. "That's a big thing. Before this...