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• LMWH crucial for catheter thrombus prevention
• ABCD² score predicts recurrence severity, not overall risk
• Psoriasis may increase pregnancy complications
• Scoring system predicts men at risk for urinary retention after prostate brachytherapy
• US prostate screening age cutoff of 75 years excludes healthy older men
• Scoring system predicts men at risk for urinary retention after prostate brachytherapy
• US prostate screening age cutoff of 75 years excludes healthy older men
• MRI detects more breast cancers than mammography and ultrasound
• Lipid assessment helps determine decompensated cirrhosis prognosis
• <i>OSBPL10</i> variants associated with high LDL cholesterol
• CKD common in people with undiagnosed diabetes
• Diabetes now ‘major public health problem’ in China
• Hospitals with higher patient volumes have reduced AMI, HF mortality
• Triple antiplatelet therapy fails to reduce clinical events
• MRI detects more breast cancers than mammography and ultrasound

LMWH crucial for catheter thrombus prevention Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Inhibiting thrombin or thrombin generation by administering low-molecular-weight heparin is critical for preventing catheter thrombus formation in vitro, say researchers.

ABCD<sup>2</sup> score predicts recurrence severity, not overall risk Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Two prospective studies offer a mixed picture of the ability of the ABCD2 score to predict stroke in patients with transient ischemic attack.

Psoriasis may increase pregnancy complications Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Pregnant women with psoriasis may be at increased risk for complications, including spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, placenta previa, and ectopic pregnancy, researchers report.

Scoring system predicts men at risk for urinary retention after prostate brachytherapy Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a novel scoring system to help identify prostate cancer patients at high risk for urinary retention after prostate brachytherapy.

US prostate screening age cutoff of 75 years excludes healthy older men Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The use of a strict age cutoff to select men for prostate cancer screening in the USA rules out healthy older men who may benefit from screening, say researchers.

Scoring system predicts men at risk for urinary retention after prostate brachytherapy Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a novel scoring system to help identify prostate cancer patients at high risk for urinary retention after prostate brachytherapy.

US prostate screening age cutoff of 75 years excludes healthy older men Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The use of a strict age cutoff to select men for prostate cancer screening in the USA rules out healthy older men who may benefit from screening, say researchers.

MRI detects more breast cancers than mammography and ultrasound Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Magnetic resonance imaging is superior to mammography and ultrasound for the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ in women at elevated familial risk for breast cancer, German researchers report.

Lipid assessment helps determine decompensated cirrhosis prognosis Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lipid levels can help estimate the long-term prognosis of patients with decompensated cirrhosis, study findings suggest.

<i>OSBPL10</i> variants associated with high LDL cholesterol Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT People with a certain genotype in the oxysterol-binding protein like 10 gene are predisposed to high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and an increased risk for hyper-LDL cholesterolemia, say Japanese researchers.

CKD common in people with undiagnosed diabetes Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is high in people with undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes, report US researchers.

Diabetes now ‘major public health problem’ in China Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in China, affecting 92.4 million adults in the country, say investigators.

Hospitals with higher patient volumes have reduced AMI, HF mortality Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Admission to hospitals with higher patient volumes is associated with reduced mortality for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure, although only up to a certain threshold volume, a US study finds.

Triple antiplatelet therapy fails to reduce clinical events Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Triple antiplatelet therapy achieved by adding cilostazol to usual dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin did not result in improved 6-month clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation, the CILON-T investigators reported.

MRI detects more breast cancers than mammography and ultrasound Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Magnetic resonance imaging is superior to mammography and ultrasound for the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ in women at elevated familial risk for breast cancer, German researchers report.

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