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• VKAs may increase risk for subarachnoid hemorrage
• Antithrombotics underused in elderly stroke patients
• Methotrexate, cyclosporine ‘moderately effective’ psoriatic nail treatments
• Experience of first assistant may impact positive surgical margins at LARP
• Individual genotype-based PSA test could improve prostate cancer screening
• Experience of first assistant may impact positive surgical margins at LARP
• Individual genotype-based PSA test could improve prostate cancer screening
• Outcome reporting for breast reconstruction needs improvement
• Characteristics of lipoprotein subclass particles differ depending on country of residence
• Few patients reach target LDL post-ACS
• NAFLD is prevalent in European women with prior gestational diabetes
• GA could be more useful than HbA1c for monitoring glycemic control
• Negative first troponin reading doubles MI recurrence risk in NSTEMI
• NICE welcomes consultation on stable angina draft guidelines
• Outcome reporting for breast reconstruction needs improvement

VKAs may increase risk for subarachnoid hemorrage Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Vitamin K antagonists may increase risk for subarachnoid hemorrhage in the general population, whereas platelet aggregation inhibitors do not, say researchers.

Antithrombotics underused in elderly stroke patients Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Antithrombotic drugs are substantially underused among elderly individuals with a history of ischemic stroke, US researchers report.

Methotrexate, cyclosporine ‘moderately effective’ psoriatic nail treatments Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Methotrexate and cyclosporine are both moderately effective at treating psoriatic nails, research suggests.

Experience of first assistant may impact positive surgical margins at LARP Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The experience level of the first assistant during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy could affect the chances of the patient experiencing positive surgical margins, show the results of a US study.

Individual genotype-based PSA test could improve prostate cancer screening Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have identified six single nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with prostate-specific antigen levels, three of which can also indicate the likelihood of having a positive prostate biopsy, leading the team to suggest a future of personalized, genotype-based screening for the disease.

Experience of first assistant may impact positive surgical margins at LARP Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The experience level of the first assistant during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy could affect the chances of the patient experiencing positive surgical margins, show the results of a US study.

Individual genotype-based PSA test could improve prostate cancer screening Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have identified six single nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with prostate-specific antigen levels, three of which can also indicate the likelihood of having a positive prostate biopsy, leading the team to suggest a future of personalized, genotype-based screening for the disease.

Outcome reporting for breast reconstruction needs improvement Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Clinical outcome reporting for postmastectomy breast reconstruction is inconsistent and lacks methodological rigor, say UK researchers who have called for a standardized approach to reporting breast reconstruction outcomes.

Characteristics of lipoprotein subclass particles differ depending on country of residence Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that the size and concentration of very low-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein subclass particles differs significantly between ethnic Japanese growing up in different countries.

Few patients reach target LDL post-ACS Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Most high-risk acute coronary syndrome patients fail to achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals despite using statins for at least 1 year after hospital discharge, researchers suggest.

NAFLD is prevalent in European women with prior gestational diabetes Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Study findings show that women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus have increased prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease compared with women who have not experienced GDM.

GA could be more useful than HbA1c for monitoring glycemic control Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Glycated albumin may be a better index for monitoring glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes than glycated hemoglobin, suggest results from a Korean study.

Negative first troponin reading doubles MI recurrence risk in NSTEMI Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction patients with a negative first troponin result are two times more likely to experience myocardial infarction recurrence by 6 months than patients with a positive first reading, study results show.

NICE welcomes consultation on stable angina draft guidelines Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has opened public consultation on draft guidelines for the management of stable angina.

Outcome reporting for breast reconstruction needs improvement Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Clinical outcome reporting for postmastectomy breast reconstruction is inconsistent and lacks methodological rigor, say UK researchers who have called for a standardized approach to reporting breast reconstruction outcomes.

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