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Guideline authors, AHA-ACC leaders confident in risk calculator
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ACC-AHA cardiovascular prevention guidelines drop cholesterol treatment goals
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Carotid endarterectomy vs. stenting in the elderly: Debate continues
Major finding: For endarterectomy, the rate of perioperative stroke was not significantly different between elderly (0.9%) and younger (1.2%)...
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REGARDS study suggests optimal elderly SBP of 120-139 mm Hg
Major finding: The adjusted risk of a first stroke, MI, or cardiovascular death in individuals aged 75 years or older on antihypertensive therapy...
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Even low arsenic exposure linked to cardiovascular disease
Major Finding: Compared with subjects who had the lowest urinary levels of inorganic arsenic, those with the highest levels were at increased risk...
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CHA2DS2-VASc score performs best in assessing atrial fibrillation stroke risk
Major finding: During 5 years of prospective follow-up of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, 145 patients who had a stroke, transient...
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Diabetics' stroke risk post MI has plummeted
Major finding: The rate of ischemic stroke during the first year after an acute MI improved from 7.1% among Swedish diabetic patients whose...
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Stroke risk climbs sharply with more risk factors, even without AF
Major finding: The ischemic stroke rate in patients with no history of stroke or atrial fibrillation who had five or more stroke risk factors at...
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Undetected silent AF is present in 3% of 75-year-olds
Major finding: Five percent of 75- and 76-year-olds in Sweden have untreated atrial fibrillation.
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Policy statement outlines components of successful stroke care
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Acute onset arthritis possible with clopidogrel
Major finding: Clopidogrel-induced arthritis occurred within 3 weeks of treatment initiation.Data Source: A case report and literature review....