Cardiology
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Apixaban for VTE reduced subsequent hospitalizations
Major finding: Patients whose acute venous thromboembolism was treated with 6 months of apixaban were 21% less likely to have another...
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Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women
Major finding: Of four cardiovascular risk factors – high BMI, physical inactivity, smoking, and high blood pressure, physical inactivity had the...
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FDA declines to approve IV antiplatelet drug cangrelor
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GERD may boost risk of MI
Major finding: GERD was found to be independently associated with a 57% increased risk of acute MI.Data source: This was a case-control study that...
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VIDEO: GERD may increase heart attack risk
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Childhood obesity predicts adult cardiovascular risks
Major finding: Overweight but metabolically normal children were twice as likely to develop diabetes and six times as likely to develop metabolic...
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Coronary artery calcification can guide aspirin therapy
Major finding: Compared with study subjects who had a CAC score of 0, those with CAC scores of 100 or higher had more than a ninefold higher risk...
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New omega-3-fatty acid approved for severe hypertriglyceridemia
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Activity improves heart-rate variability in elderly
Major Finding: Activity level showed a linear association with higher 24-hour standard deviation of all normal-to-normal-intervals (SDNN), higher...
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Significant improvements in adherence, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol with polypill
Major finding: A four-drug polypill significantly improves adherence, and reduces blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in patients with existing...
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Salt targets could reduce cardiovascular disease burden and health expenditures
Major finding: South African salt targets of less than 5 g/day could reduce cardiovascular mortality by 11% and significantly decrease out-of-...