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Raising awareness: EAS says FH underdiagnosed and undertreated 27 Aug 2013 | 02:15 am
The EAS says that while the theoretical prevalence of heterozygous FH is 1/500, some estimates suggest that the true prevalence of heterozygous FH is 1/200. Globally, less than 1% of individuals with ...
RECORD readjudication rosy for rosiglitazone 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
A Duke University readjudication of the original trial suggests little difference from the original trial, which did not find an increased CV risk for rosiglitazone.
USPSTF guidelines: Counseling prevents youth smoking 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
New evidence has shown that simple, economical, and effective primary-care interventions can help prevent tobacco use among children and teenagers, according to new USPSTF guidelines.
What's going to be hot at ESC 2013 Congress 24 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
Along with some of the usual suspects, this year's ESC program includes a few "out-in-left-field" papers in the lineup of hot-line studies, plus a number of other innovations that the program committe...
A shot in arm, a boost for the heart: Flu vaccination reduces AMI risk 23 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Yet another study, this time a case-control study from Australia, suggests there is a cardiovascular benefit to getting a flu shot.
High urinary albumin predicts risk of new MI in blacks 23 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
A high albumin-to-creatine ratio may predict an imminent MI in black patients, but not in white patients, new research suggests. More research is needed to untangle what lies behind these racial diffe...
Severe hypoglycemia may lead to fatal arrhythmia 23 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who develop severe hypoglycemia and end up visiting a hospital emergency department often arrive with clinical factors that put them at risk for lethal arrhythm...
Public Citizen to FDA: No more clopidogrel one year post-DES 22 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
The consumer watchdog group wants the agency to revise the warning labeling, distribute an updated patient guide, and ask companies to send "Dear Doctor" letters warning of preventable bleeding advers...
Remote ischemic preconditioning prior to CABG improves long-term survival 22 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
It's simple, it's cheap, and now results from a single center suggest that ischemic preconditioning prior to CABG surgery using a blood-pressure cuff has benefits that extend beyond myocardial protect...
Right drugs, inadequate dose: Do AMI performance measures need dosing data? 22 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
A new analysis looking at discharge medications in almost 7000 AMI patients found that while most patients are leaving hospitals on the recommended drugs, the vast majority are not getting doses that ...
