CAD & Atherosclerosis
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Hunting for cardiovascular signals from diabetes drugs
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CV outcomes data needed to expand approval of TG-lowering agent
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Biomarker panel predicts atherosclerosis in women with SLE
Major finding: The PREDICTS score had a sensitivity of 81%, a specificity of 79%, a positive predictive value of 40%, and a negative predictive...
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Inherently low triglycerides may lower mortality
Major finding:. People with five triglyceride-lowering alleles had 20% fewer long-term deaths compared with those who carried 0-3 alleles.Data...
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Study hints at obesity paradox in older women with coronary artery disease
Major finding: Women who were underweight and maintained their weight had a significant, 2.15-fold increase in mortality, compared with normal-...
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Think exercise first for secondary prevention?
Major finding: No statistically detectable difference was seen in mortality outcomes between exercise and drug interventions for the secondary...
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Diabetes, pro-BNP a bad mix for cardiac health
Major finding: Patients with type 2 diabetes and high levels of pro-B-type natriuretic peptide were 50% more likely to have a serious...
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HDL hypothesis takes yet another hit
Major finding: The investigational oral HDL-raising agent RVX-208 reduced percent atheroma volume as measured by IVUS by 40% from baseline, a...
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Insulin-triggered hypoglycemia poses less danger
Major finding: Severe hypoglycemia during standard, oral dysglycemia treatment produced 70% more cardiovascular outcomes than did severe...
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CLARIFY'ed: Angina's impact on outcomes in stable CAD
Major finding: Patients with stable coronary artery disease who had angina in their daily life but not silent ischemia had a 46% greater 2-year...
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How to foil post-CABG aspirin resistance
Major finding: The median serum thromboxane level on the morning of post CABG day 4 was 13.3 ng/mL in the group on aspirin at 81 mg once daily, 3....