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• Personalized approach improves aspirin, clopidogrel response
• CKD underrecognized cause of post-CEA vascular events
• Metabolic syndrome risk increased in psoriasis patients
• False-positive mammograms negatively impact quality of life
• Histone variant macroH2A suppresses malignant melanoma progression
• Childhood obesity severity affected by parental BMI and child’s age
• HDL function inversely related to carotid IMT and risk for CAD
• Large retinal vein diameter raises risk for proliferative DR
• Measures of arterial stiffness not interchangeable between diabetics and nondiabetics
• Rural STEMI patients can achieve door-to-balloon times under 90 minutes
• Similar 1-year CABG patency outcomes with saphenous vein, radial artery graft
• False-positive mammograms negatively impact quality of life

Personalized approach improves aspirin, clopidogrel response Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Using a tailored "test and treat" approach may significantly improve a patient's response to dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel, German research shows.

CKD underrecognized cause of post-CEA vascular events Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk for myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death after undergoing carotid endarterectomy, shows a Dutch study.

Metabolic syndrome risk increased in psoriasis patients Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with psoriasis are almost twice as likely to have the metabolic syndrome as people in the general population, study findings indicate.

False-positive mammograms negatively impact quality of life Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Women who receive false-positive mammogram results experience a significant reduction in their quality of life, particularly if they are prone to anxiety, Dutch researchers report.

Histone variant macroH2A suppresses malignant melanoma progression Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Research shows that the histone variant macroH2A is able to suppress malignant melanoma progression by regulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase 8 gene – a colorectal cancer oncogene.

Childhood obesity severity affected by parental BMI and child’s age Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The impact of parental weight on the severity of childhood obesity is strengthened as the child grows into adolescence, whereas age at onset of childhood obesity is probably of limited importance, results of a study suggest.

HDL function inversely related to carotid IMT and risk for CAD Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST US researchers say that cholesterol efflux capacity, a key measure of high-density lipoprotein function, is independently related to both the presence and the extent of atherosclerosis.

Large retinal vein diameter raises risk for proliferative DR Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST African-American Type 1 diabetes patients with an elevated retinal vein diameter are at increased risk for proliferative diabetic retinopathy and associated complications, report US researchers.

Measures of arterial stiffness not interchangeable between diabetics and nondiabetics Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The relationship between carotid intima-media thickness and three measures of arterial stiffness differs between diabetics and nondiabetics, suggest study results.

Rural STEMI patients can achieve door-to-balloon times under 90 minutes Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Receiving percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes of presentation to non-intervention hospitals may be feasible for ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients who live in rural areas, researchers report.

Similar 1-year CABG patency outcomes with saphenous vein, radial artery graft Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST US study findings demonstrate similar 1-year patency rates among patients who receive radial artery grafts and those who receive saphenous vein grafts during coronary artery bypass grafting.

False-positive mammograms negatively impact quality of life Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Women who receive false-positive mammogram results experience a significant reduction in their quality of life, particularly if they are prone to anxiety, Dutch researchers report.

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