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• Fondaparinux bridging successful in mechanical aortic valve patient
• Combined antiplatelet prophylaxis fails to impact stroke severity
• Anti-infliximab antibody status related to psoriasis clinical response
• Maximum tumor diameter could predict recurrence after radical prostatectomy
• Positive nodes, Gleason score predict prognosis after lymph node metastasis
• Maximum tumor diameter could predict recurrence after radical prostatectomy
• Positive nodes, Gleason score predict prognosis after lymph node metastasis
• Fish oil may reduce breast cancer risk
• Hepatic triglycerides contribute to diabetic cardiomyopathy
• Ezetimibe reduces ox-LDL levels
• H. pylori infection decreases reflux esophagitis risk
• ACCORD study treatment may benefit eyes, kidneys, nerves
• Rosiglitazone linked to increased CVD risk in elderly
• Hepatic triglycerides contribute to diabetic cardiomyopathy
• Heart rate variability may predict risk for kidney disease
• High compliance, VT/VF survival with wearable cardioverter-defibrillators
• Fish oil may reduce breast cancer risk

Fondaparinux bridging successful in mechanical aortic valve patient Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Fondaparinux may offer an effective bridging therapy for patients with a mechanical aortic heart valve and a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, US researchers believe.

Combined antiplatelet prophylaxis fails to impact stroke severity Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adding clopidogrel to aspirin treatment in patients at high vascular risk has no effect on the severity of later stroke, say the CHARISMA investigators.

Anti-infliximab antibody status related to psoriasis clinical response Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Measuring antibodies to infliximab in patients with psoriasis may be an important clinical strategy for avoiding or delaying loss of response to the drug, study findings suggest.

Maximum tumor diameter could predict recurrence after radical prostatectomy Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The maximum diameter of the primary tumor removed at radical prostatectomy could be used to predict the likelihood of biochemical disease recurrence in men with small tumors, report Japanese researchers.

Positive nodes, Gleason score predict prognosis after lymph node metastasis Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The prognosis for prostate cancer patients with lymph node metastasis may depend on the number of positive nodes removed at bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection as well as their radical prostatectomy Gleason score, show US study results.

Maximum tumor diameter could predict recurrence after radical prostatectomy Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The maximum diameter of the primary tumor removed at radical prostatectomy could be used to predict the likelihood of biochemical disease recurrence in men with small tumors, report Japanese researchers.

Positive nodes, Gleason score predict prognosis after lymph node metastasis Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The prognosis for prostate cancer patients with lymph node metastasis may depend on the number of positive nodes removed at bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection as well as their radical prostatectomy Gleason score, show US study results.

Fish oil may reduce breast cancer risk Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers studying the impact of non-vitamin, non-mineral, specialty supplements on cancer risk have found that regular use of fish oil may reduce the risk for breast cancer.

Hepatic triglycerides contribute to diabetic cardiomyopathy Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Type 2 diabetes patients with high levels of triglycerides in their livers show signs of impaired myocardial metabolism, report researchers in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Ezetimibe reduces ox-LDL levels Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin decreases levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with coronary heart disease or an equivalent condition, research shows.

H. pylori infection decreases reflux esophagitis risk Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Infection with Helicobacter pylori has a strong negativeassociation with reflux esophagitis, and eradication of infection raises the prevalence of esophagitis to that of non-infected individuals, conclude South Korean investigators.

ACCORD study treatment may benefit eyes, kidneys, nerves Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Microvascular markers of kidney, eye, and peripheral nerve function may benefit from intensive as opposed to standard treatment for hyperglycemia, show study results.

Rosiglitazone linked to increased CVD risk in elderly Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from an observational study of elderly Medicare beneficiaries in the USA show that rosiglitazone treatment is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease events compared with treatment with pioglitazone.

Hepatic triglycerides contribute to diabetic cardiomyopathy Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Type 2 diabetes patients with high levels of triglycerides in their livers show signs of impaired myocardial metabolism, report researchers in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Heart rate variability may predict risk for kidney disease Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low heart rate variability, a measure of poor autonomic function, may increase the risk for developing chronic kidney disease, a US study suggests.

High compliance, VT/VF survival with wearable cardioverter-defibrillators Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT A US study suggests that wearable cardioverter-defibrillators produce high rates of patient compliance, and ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation survival rates similar to those achieved with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Fish oil may reduce breast cancer risk Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers studying the impact of non-vitamin, non-mineral, specialty supplements on cancer risk have found that regular use of fish oil may reduce the risk for breast cancer.

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