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Cardiovascular disease remains leading cause of type 2 diabetes mortality
Lab values topped clinical variables in predicting all-cause death among a high-risk population.
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Six pregnancy complications flag later heart disease risk
"Adverse pregnancy outcomes are linked to ... hypertension, diabetes, abnormal cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease events, long after [...
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AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: Clotting disorder mechanism revealed?
The vaccine may be linked to a condition that clinically resembles heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and seems to occur mainly in younger women.
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Long-haul COVID-19 brings welcome attention to POTS
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is one manifestation of so-called long-haul COVID-19. Patients may benefit from research funding...
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ApoB may better predict mortality risk in statin-treated patients
In the study, measures of apoB and non-HDL cholesterol, but not LDL cholesterol, were associated with increased residual mortality and myocardial...
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Blood pressure meds tied to increased schizophrenia risk
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Ultraprocessed foods, many marketed as healthy, raise CVD risk
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High obesity rates in Southern states magnify COVID threats
At least 29 states have green-lighted obesity for inclusion in the first phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That could overwhelm government...
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Colchicine before PCI for acute MI fails to improve major outcomes
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‘Major update’ of BP guidance for kidney disease; treat to 120 mm Hg
“[Chapter one] of the guidelines is devoted to blood pressure measurement ... if [targeting] 120 [mm Hg systolic], the emphasis is on 120 measured...