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Hypertension hurts memory, attention in children
Major finding: Teens with hypertension scored worse on measures of memory, attention, and executive function than did those who were normotensive....
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CDC urges doctors to help patients quit smoking
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Exercise-capacity decline hastened by congenital heart disease
Major finding: Exercise capacity fell by an average of 1% per year among young adults with congenital heart disease.Data source: A review of 522...
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Treadmill 1-km walk test predicts prognosis in cardiac disease
Major finding: During a median follow-up of 8 years, 11% of the patients died.
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Tally risk factors to consider statin therapy
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Type 2 diabetics often harbor undiagnosed heart failure
Major finding: Undiagnosed heart failure was found in 28% of type 2 diabetes patients aged 60 years and older.Data source: A single-center...
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Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts cancer risk, outcomes in men
Major finding: Compared with men in the lowest cardiorespiratory fitness quintile, hazard ratios for incident lung and colorectal cancer among men...
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Single-chamber ICDs better when pacing isn't required
Major finding: Rates of 1-year mortality, rehospitalization, and readmission specifically for heart failure were comparable between patients who...
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IOM: Cut daily sodium, but not below 2,300 mg
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Dietary antioxidants linked to reduced postoperative atrial fib
Major finding: Patients in the top tertile for dietary antioxidant consumption developed 51% fewer postoperative atrial fibrillation cases,...
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Telemonitored cardiac rehabilitation boosts compliance
Major finding: Telemedicine achieved 95% compliance with at-home cardiac rehabilitation among elderly cardiac patients.Data source: A review of...