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• Single BODE index measurement predicts survival, readmissions in COPD
• Knowledge of asthma guidelines poor among healthcare professionals
• Poorly controlled diabetes linked to reduced lung function
• Common genetic risk links premorbid social and personality deficits to schizophrenia
• Clinical characteristics of prodrome to a first episode of mania identified
• Schizophrenia patients prone to emotional disgust
• Brachytherapy achieves excellent results in ‘young’ prostate cancer patients
• Polygenic risk score predictive of breast cancer subtype
• Lipid management in CKD patients has ‘room for improvement’
• Lp(a) predicts coronary atherosclerosis and revascularization
• Women with diabetes in pregnancy have increased arterial stiffness
• CVD risk rises in line with HbA1c in Type 2 diabetes
• No racial difference in receipt of high-quality CHD care
• Short VT episodes after NSTE ACS linked to increased SCD risk

Single BODE index measurement predicts survival, readmissions in COPD Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT A single BODE index assessment is enough to predict survival and hospital readmissions over 3 years in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, say researchers who found that individual measurements had no such predictive value for mortality.

Knowledge of asthma guidelines poor among healthcare professionals Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT More needs to be done to increase knowledge of asthma management guidelines among healthcare professionals in the UK, results from an online questionnaire suggest.

Poorly controlled diabetes linked to reduced lung function Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Poor glycemic control is associated with reduced lung function in patients with Type 2 diabetes, study results suggest.

Common genetic risk links premorbid social and personality deficits to schizophrenia Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Children and adolescents who later develop schizophrenia present with abnormalities of social adjustment and personality that are influenced by a common genetic risk, study findings show.

Clinical characteristics of prodrome to a first episode of mania identified Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified several clinical characteristics that could help predict the onset of a first episode of psychotic mania in patients who have risk factors for or are vulnerable to bipolar disorder.

Schizophrenia patients prone to emotional disgust Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia show an elevated propensity for emotional disgust in psychological tests, especially in the domains of food and body secretion, research shows.

Brachytherapy achieves excellent results in ‘young’ prostate cancer patients Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men with prostate cancer who are aged 60 years or younger can achieve excellent 5- and 8-year biochemical control rates after treatment with brachytherapy, report US researchers.

Polygenic risk score predictive of breast cancer subtype Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT A study of common genetic variants for breast cancer has revealed that a polygenic risk score is substantially more predictive of estrogen receptor-positive than of ER-negative breast cancer.

Lipid management in CKD patients has ‘room for improvement’ Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lipid levels are being managed in line with guideline recommendations in the majority of patients with chronic kidney disease, study results show.

Lp(a) predicts coronary atherosclerosis and revascularization Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Levels of lipoprotein (a) correlate with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis, vascular events, and need for revascularization in patients with suboptimal lipid control, a 3-year study has found.

Women with diabetes in pregnancy have increased arterial stiffness Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who have gestational diabetes mellitus or Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy have increased arterial stiffness compared with nondiabetic pregnant women, say researchers.

CVD risk rises in line with HbA1c in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings from the Swedish National Diabetes Register show that the risk for cardiovascular disease in people with Type 2 diabetes increases progressively with increasing glycated hemoglobin levels.

No racial difference in receipt of high-quality CHD care Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Black patients with coronary heart disease are equally or more likely to be admitted to a top-ranked hospital for acute myocardial infarction treatment and coronary artery bypass graft surgery in comparison with White patients with the same condition, a US study suggests.

Short VT episodes after NSTE ACS linked to increased SCD risk Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia episodes as short as 4 beats in duration within 48 hours of admission may increase the 1-year risk for sudden cardiac death in patients admitted for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome, a US study reports.

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