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• P2Y₁₂ inhibitor overcomes high platelet reactivity
• Gender differences in stroke mortality explored
• Metabolic syndrome risk high in psoriasis patients
• Gleason score 4+3 has higher risk for prostate cancer death than 3+4
• Gleason score 4+3 has higher risk for prostate cancer death than 3+4
• Most therapeutic mastectomies do not show occult nipple involvement
• Mediterranean diet may protect against metabolic syndrome
• Prescription omega-3 ethyl esters alter lipoprotein composition
• Vascular function impairment ‘greater with IGT than IFG’
• Calcium and vitamin D may act jointly to protect against diabetes
• Cases of HCM transmission by sperm donor reported
• HF hospital admissions show high rate of non-CV causes
• Most therapeutic mastectomies do not show occult nipple involvement

P2Y<sub>12</sub> inhibitor overcomes high platelet reactivity Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT A novel direct-acting P2Y12 inhibitor reversibly overcomes high platelet reactivity in patients on clopidogrel and aspirin therapy who have undergone prior coronary stenting, US researchers report.

Gender differences in stroke mortality explored Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women have improved short- and long-term survival after ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage compared with men, Dutch research suggests.

Metabolic syndrome risk high in psoriasis patients Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT The metabolic syndrome affects more than half of patients with psoriasis, with the likelihood of the syndrome increasing with the severity of the skin condition, delegates were told at the 18th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology in Berlin, Germany.

Gleason score 4+3 has higher risk for prostate cancer death than 3+4 Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients who have a Gleason score of 7 where the tumor pattern is 4+3 have a higher risk for dying from the disease than men with a score of 3+4, conclude US researchers.

Gleason score 4+3 has higher risk for prostate cancer death than 3+4 Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients who have a Gleason score of 7 where the tumor pattern is 4+3 have a higher risk for dying from the disease than men with a score of 3+4, conclude US researchers.

Most therapeutic mastectomies do not show occult nipple involvement Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Tumor size, tumor-nipple distance, and human epidermal growth factor receptor gene 2 amplification could help identify patients suitable for nipple-sparing mastectomy, US researchers report.

Mediterranean diet may protect against metabolic syndrome Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Following a Mediterranean-style diet could prevent development of the metabolic syndrome, researchers say after studying descendents from the original Framingham Heart Study.

Prescription omega-3 ethyl esters alter lipoprotein composition Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prescription omega-3-acid ethyl esters induce changes in the size, concentration, and composition of lipoproteins that could have relevance for the atherothrombotic process, researchers report.

Vascular function impairment ‘greater with IGT than IFG’ Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Arterial stiffness is greater in individuals with isolated impaired glucose tolerance than in those with isolated impaired fasting glucose, suggest results of a cross-sectional study in China.

Calcium and vitamin D may act jointly to protect against diabetes Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT A high intake of both calcium and vitamin D may protect against the development of Type 2 diabetes, a prospective study of a large Japanese cohort has found.

Cases of HCM transmission by sperm donor reported Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT A man who donated sperm before becoming aware that he had a mutation causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has unwittingly transmitted the genetic disorder to some of his offspring, report researchers in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

HF hospital admissions show high rate of non-CV causes Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Individuals diagnosed with heart failure will be admitted to hospital on average nearly once a year for the duration of their illness, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Most therapeutic mastectomies do not show occult nipple involvement Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Tumor size, tumor-nipple distance, and human epidermal growth factor receptor gene 2 amplification could help identify patients suitable for nipple-sparing mastectomy, US researchers report.

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