CAD & Atherosclerosis
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Statins linked to higher cataract incidence
Major finding: Cataracts occurred in 35.5% of statin users, compared with 33.5% of nonusers, yielding a statistically significant odds ratio of 1....
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Prophylactic beta-blockers and noncardiac surgery: It's complicated!
Major finding: Patients with heart failure who were on beta-blocker therapy at the time of noncardiac surgery had a 22% reduction in 30-day major...
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Statins cut limb events in PAD patients
Major finding: In patients with peripheral artery disease, statin use was linked with an adjusted, relative 21% cut in adverse limb outcomes.Data...
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Tour de France riders live longer
Major finding: French professional cyclists who participated in the Tour de France during 1947-2012 had a 41% lower mortality rate than did the...
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AHA statement spotlights severe pediatric obesity
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Cardiovascular ‘polypill’ improved medication adherence, hypertension
Major finding: Rates of adherence to CVD medications were 86.3% for both polypill groups, compared with 64.7% for the control group.Data source:...
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Risk of stopping dual-antiplatelet therapy after stenting depends upon the reason
Major finding: Coronary stent recipients who discontinued dual-antiplatelet therapy because their physician felt they no longer needed it, most...
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Aliskiren fails to fight coronary atherosclerosis
Major finding: Change in PAV with aliskiren vs. placebo: -0.33% vs. 0.11%, respectively.Data source: The AQUARIUS randomized placebo-controlled...
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Saxagliptin, alogliptin show cardiovascular safety in randomized trials
Major finding: Percentage of treatment group vs. placebo group patients reaching a composite cardiovascular endpoint in SAVOR-TIMI 53: 7.3% vs. 7....
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High-dose, high-potency statins reduced dementia risk
Major finding: For total equivalent statin dosage, the hazard ratios for dementia were 0.773 (low dosage), 0.632 (medium), 0.332 (high), compared...