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• Poor ‘real-world’ outcomes after endovascular stroke therapy
• Psoriasis increases cancer risk in Taiwanese young men
• Psoriasis increases cancer risk in Taiwanese young men
• Plasma markers can predict metastasis in melanoma patients
• Scaling up diarrhea interventions may prevent millions of child deaths
• Genetic predictors of D-dimer levels recognized
• Thunderclap headache, normal imaging point to cerebral vasoconstriction
• Physician communication about lung cancer ‘inadequate’
• Statin adherence reduces healthcare costs, CV hospitalizations
• Attaining very low LDL cholesterol levels with rosuvastatin reduces CV risk
• Increased arterial stiffness may occur with high-normal glucose levels
• Romanian Type 2 diabetes life expectancy mirrors political changes
• CV risk scores fail to account for treatment effect
• ‘Shocking’ lack of evidence to support screening for asymptomatic CVD

Poor ‘real-world’ outcomes after endovascular stroke therapy Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Just one in four stroke patients treated with endovascular therapy is discharged home or to short-term rehabilitation, shows an analysis of the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

Psoriasis increases cancer risk in Taiwanese young men Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with psoriasis are at increased risk for developing a malignancy compared with the general population, Taiwanese study findings show.

Psoriasis increases cancer risk in Taiwanese young men Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with psoriasis are at increased risk for developing a malignancy compared with the general population, Taiwanese study findings show.

Plasma markers can predict metastasis in melanoma patients Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Levels of a combination of seven plasma biomarkers can be used to predict a melanoma patient's risk for metastasis, show study findings.

Scaling up diarrhea interventions may prevent millions of child deaths Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Maximizing the implementation of currently available diarrhea interventions may dramatically reduce the number of diarrhea-related child deaths in countries with high child mortality rates, study results indicate.

Genetic predictors of D-dimer levels recognized Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results of a large genome-wide association study have identified three genes associated with plasma fibrin D-dimer levels.

Thunderclap headache, normal imaging point to cerebral vasoconstriction Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes have a distinct and consistent set of clinical features, shows a large case series.

Physician communication about lung cancer ‘inadequate’ Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with lung cancer report little or no communication with physicians about important topics relevant to their care, US survey results show.

Statin adherence reduces healthcare costs, CV hospitalizations Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adherence to statins is associated with subsequent reductions in total healthcare costs and cardiovascular disease-related hospitalizations, say US researchers.

Attaining very low LDL cholesterol levels with rosuvastatin reduces CV risk Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Using rosuvastatin to decrease low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels below current recommended targets may significantly reduce the risk for cardiovascular events, suggests a post-hoc analysis of the JUPITER trial.

Increased arterial stiffness may occur with high-normal glucose levels Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Fasting plasma glucose levels may be associated with arterial stiffness, even if they are within the normal range, study findings suggest.

Romanian Type 2 diabetes life expectancy mirrors political changes Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Life expectancy among Romanians with Type 2 diabetes has fluctuated with political changes in their country, researchers have discovered.

CV risk scores fail to account for treatment effect Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cardiovascular risk scores fail to account for the impact of cardioprotective treatments and therefore underestimate patients' global risk, study findings indicate.

‘Shocking’ lack of evidence to support screening for asymptomatic CVD Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT There is very limited evidence at present to support a benefit of noninvasive cardiovascular imaging in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.

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