Cardiology
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Tight inflammation control could reduce CV risk in men with gout
Major finding: The odds ratio for any CV event was 5.71 for CRP levels greater than 5 mg/L on multivariate analysis.
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Low vitamin D effects on CHD risk vary by race
Major finding: A low 25(OH)D level was associated with an increased CHD event risk in white and Chinese subjects (HR, 1.26 and 1.67), but not in...
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FDA warns about serious GI symptoms with olmesartan
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Orbital atherectomy shown safe, effective in coronaries
Major finding: Orbital atherectomy had an 89% procedural success rate and a 10% rate of major adverse coronary events during 30 days after...
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Home + pharmacist BP telemonitoring found successful
Major finding: BP control was attained in the intervention group by 72% at 6 months, 71% at 12 months, and 72% at 18 months, compared with 45%, 53...
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Twice daily regimen eases aspirin resistance in diabetes
Major finding: Aspirin resistance occurred in 42% of patients receiving 150 mg aspirin once daily and in 17% on 75 mg twice daily.Data source: A...
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Empagliflozin improves cardiovascular risk factors in T2DM
Major Finding: One-third of type 2 diabetes patients with uncontrolled hypertension at baseline lowered their blood pressure to below 130/80 mm Hg...
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A third of CHD patients may undergo unnecessary lipid testing
Major finding: A third of the study population, 9,200 patients, underwent redundant lipid testing within months of an index test showing they had...
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ACS stent thrombosis indication for rivaroxaban not approved, company says
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Cardiotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents
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ACCORD: Insulin dose not implicated in excess CV deaths
Major finding: In the fourth, fully adjusted model, no significant association was observed between CV death and total insulin (HR, 0.99), basal...