Cardiology
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Exceeding 10 mg/day prednisone increased CV events in lupus
Major finding: Lupus patients had a 2.4-fold increased risk of cardiovascular events if their prednisone dose exceeded 10 mg/day. Data source: An...
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Cuba's economic crisis yielded reduced diabetes, CVD, death
Major finding: The overall diabetes incidence decreased by 53% during and immediately after the economic crisis, then rebounded, rising by 140%...
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Lipid levels vary seasonally
Major finding: Mean LDL levels were 7 mg/dL higher, for an 8% increase in prevalence of high LDL (greater than130 mg/dL), in winter compared with...
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Strokes pop up post aortic valve surgery
Major Finding: A clinical stroke was detected in 34 patients (17%) undergoing aortic valve repair.Data Source: Prospective cohort study of 196...
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Handheld ultrasound outperforms cardiologist's physical exam
Major Finding: Handheld, point-of-care echocardiography proved far more accurate than did physical examination by cardiologists in the initial...
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Exercise ABI aids PAD risk stratification
Major finding: Mortality was 9% in patients with ABIs normal at rest and post exercise and 21% in patients with low rest and low postexercise ABI....
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Amiodarone increases cancer risk in men
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Antidepressant-induced cardioprotection after event reverses with a vengeance
Major finding: Patients with persistent depression post acute coronary syndrome had a 77% reduction in death, MI, or unstable angina during the 6...
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Atrial fib symptoms milder but mortality higher in men
Major finding: Cardiovascular death in women with atrial fibrillation was 54% lower than affected men after adjustment for clinical differences....
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Can digoxin get another chance for heart failure?
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Diet explains black Americans' high stroke risk
Major Finding: Adherence to the so-called Southern diet explains 63% of the increased stroke risk in African Americans, compared with same-age...