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• Exercise training may improve post-thrombotic syndrome
• Coronary prevention important in ischemic stroke patients
• Air travel increases respiratory symptoms in COPD patients
• Positive bipolar screening rates high in French GP patients
• Atherogenicity increased in MONW schizophrenia patients
• Current guidelines may underestimate patients’ CVD risk
• High-protein, low-glycemic index diet aids weight maintenance in overweight adults
• ROCKET-AF: Rivaroxaban non-inferior to warfarin in high-risk AF
• Prostate cancer staging often inaccurate, cannot predict outcomes
• Dense breasts with no lobular involution increases breast cancer risk
• BMI fails to reflect ethnic adiposity variation
• Lipid levels predict CHD risk in elderly patients receiving statins
• Metformin treatment may reduce mortality in diabetics with CVD
• Pramlintide modestly lowers HbA1c, weight in Type 2 diabetes patients
• ROCKET-AF: Rivaroxaban non-inferior to warfarin in high-risk AF
• Acetaminophen induces blood pressure rise in CAD patients
• Community education hastens hospital presentation for STEMI patients

Exercise training may improve post-thrombotic syndrome Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST A 6-month exercise program designed to increase leg strength, leg flexibility, and overall fitness may be an effective treatment for post-thrombotic syndrome, results of a pilot study show.

Coronary prevention important in ischemic stroke patients Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with ischemic stroke have a high burden of coronary disease, with a quarter having clinically significant stenosis, report French researchers.

Air travel increases respiratory symptoms in COPD patients Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may experience a significant increase in respiratory symptoms when travelling by air, say Norwegian researchers.

Positive bipolar screening rates high in French GP patients Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that over 8% of patients visiting general practitioners in France for any reason test positive for bipolar disorder, reflecting similar results to those obtained from a US study.

Atherogenicity increased in MONW schizophrenia patients Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Metabolically obese but normal weight schizophrenia patients have unfavorable metabolic profiles and significant atherogenecity, research shows.

Current guidelines may underestimate patients’ CVD risk Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST More than half of patients manifesting a myocardial infarction are not candidates for intensive lipid-lowering therapy based on current clinical algorithms, Brazilian researchers report.

High-protein, low-glycemic index diet aids weight maintenance in overweight adults Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Diets that are high in protein and low in glycemic index effectively minimize weight regain and promote further weight loss in obese patients after a successful weight-loss diet, a study suggests.

ROCKET-AF: Rivaroxaban non-inferior to warfarin in high-risk AF Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban is as effective as warfarin for the prevention of stroke and other thrombotic complications in moderate- and high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation, results of the ROCKET-AF trial show.

Prostate cancer staging often inaccurate, cannot predict outcomes Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Practitioner-based prostate cancer staging is often inaccurate compared with national guideline-recommended criteria, report US researchers, who say that practitioners often wrongly disregard transrectal ultrasound findings and incorporate biopsy findings into their evaluation.

Dense breasts with no lobular involution increases breast cancer risk Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Lobular involution and mammographic breast density are significantly independently associated with breast cancer risk in women with benign breast disease, US researchers report.

BMI fails to reflect ethnic adiposity variation Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a UK study show that adiposity levels are higher in UK South Asian children, and are similar or lower in UK Black African–Caribbean children, compared with White European children.

Lipid levels predict CHD risk in elderly patients receiving statins Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST In elderly patients, lipid levels are stronger predictors of coronary heart disease among those receiving statins than those who are not receiving lipid-lowering therapy, researchers say.

Metformin treatment may reduce mortality in diabetics with CVD Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Metformin use lowers mortality in patients with Type 2 diabetes and atherothrombosis, show results from the REACH registry.

Pramlintide modestly lowers HbA1c, weight in Type 2 diabetes patients Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show that pramlintide, a synthetic amylin analog, is modestly effective for reducing glycated hemoglobin and weight in Type 2 diabetic or obese patients.

ROCKET-AF: Rivaroxaban non-inferior to warfarin in high-risk AF Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban is as effective as warfarin for the prevention of stroke and other thrombotic complications in moderate- and high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation, results of the ROCKET-AF trial show.

Acetaminophen induces blood pressure rise in CAD patients Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Acetaminophen induces a significant increase in blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease, a prospective study has found.

Community education hastens hospital presentation for STEMI patients Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Local community education programs reduce reperfusion times among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, new research suggests.

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