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Psoriasis Patients Still Going Unscreened for Heart Disease
Major Finding: Approximately 41% of psoriasis patients were screened for at least one of four risk factors for cardiovascular disease during...
Commentary
Unstable Angina, We Hardly Knew Ye
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Lipid Abnormalities Common in Granuloma Annulare
Major Finding: The prevalence of dyslipidemia among granuloma annulare patients was 79.3%, compared with 51.9% among matched controls.Data Source...
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GRACE: Insulin Glargine Fails to Halt Atherosclerosis Progression
Major Finding: The rate of change in maximum carotid intima media thickness at 12 carotid sites was not significantly different between insulin...
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Tomatoes Boosted Low HDL in Small Study
Major Finding: Eating two midsize tomatoes per day for 1 month led to a mean 5 mg/dL increase in HDL in a randomized trial involving men and women...
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FAME 2 Favorable PCI Results Driven by Revascularization
Major Finding: The percentage of patients who had an MI, death, or urgent revascularization (the combined primary end point) was significantly...
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No Benefit of Balloon Pump in Acute MI With Shock
Major Finding: The primary end point of 30-day all-cause mortality was 41.3% in controls and 39.7% in patients receiving IABP support, a...
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Equally Low Thrombosis Seen With Zotarolimus-, Sirolimus-Eluting Stents
Major Finding: Over 3 years, the incidence of stent thrombosis was 1.4% with a zotarolimus-eluting device and 1.8% with a sirolumus-eluting stent....
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Third Universal MI Definition Unveiled
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DeFACTO Propels CT Fractional Flow Reserve Closer to Clinical Practice
Major Finding: CT fractional flow reserve (FFR-CT) plus CT had a per-patient performance diagnostic accuracy of 73% with a 95% confidence interval...
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TRILOGY: Prasugrel, Clopidogrel Look Similar in ACS Patients
Major Finding: Prasugrel showed no overall efficacy edge over clopidogrel in medically managed patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute...