Cardiology
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Quitting smoking shows benefit into old age
Major finding: Older men who continued to smoke in their 70s were 50% more likely to die from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory...
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Statin use linked to lower cataract risk
Major finding: Statin use was associated with a 19% lower rate of cataracts, and the risk fell to 51% when statins were prescribed to younger...
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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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Gender-specific biomarker thresholds urged in MI diagnosis
Major finding: The use of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay with novel gender-specific diagnostic thresholds boosted the MI diagnosis...
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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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NHLBI hands off hypertension guidelines to ACC, AHA
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European hypertension guidelines help fill U.S. void
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75% of increase in MI spending came after 30 days
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Advisers support FDA approval of wireless HF monitoring device
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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...