Cardiology
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Early thrombolysis benefits moderate and mild stroke patients
Major finding: When treated with early thrombolysis, patients with mild stroke symptoms were 51% more likely to have a 3-month modified Rankin...
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Urinary albumin, incident heart disease linked in black adults
Major finding: Adjusted hazard ratios for incident CHD in black vs.
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Low blood pressure may harm rather than help patients with chronic kidney disease
Major finding: The results – which include the finding that a diastolic blood pressure value below 70 mm Hg was associated with higher mortality...
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CABG mortality goal elusive without process improvements
Major finding: The STS PROM was significantly correlated with coronary artery bypass grafting mortality in both linear (odds ratio 1.89; P less...
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Hypertensive retinopathy predicts stroke risk
Major finding: Patients with hypertensive retinopathy were at significantly increased stroke risk (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.37).Data source: An...
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Five steps to fewer heart failure hospitalizations
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Long-term CCB therapy linked to higher breast cancer risk
Major finding: Long-term use of calcium-channel blockers (10 years or more) was related to increased risk of breast cancer, with an OR of 2.4 for...
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Joint Injections Don't Raise Bleeding Risk
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Stenting, then heart surgery best approach for carotid, coronary disease
Major finding: Short-term outcomes among patients undergoing carotid revascularization and open heart surgery were comparable among those who had...
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Controversial diabetes drug not associated with increased CV risk in patients with CAD
Major finding: No increased risk of major cardiovascular events associated with rosiglitazone was identified in a study of patients with type 2...
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Pregnancy in Turner’s syndrome carries high hypertensive risk
Major finding: Hypertensive complications were seen in 35% of women, with preeclampsia in 20%.