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• Anticholinergics linked to urinary retention in men with COPD
• Gender differences in bipolar disorder polarity
• High prevalence of coercive measures in psychiatry
• Distal contractile latency measurement improves DES diagnostics
• VTE prophylaxis ‘unacceptably low’ in the Middle East
• MI risk an ‘important consideration’ in carotid disease management
• Atrial remodeling in AF related to stroke risk
• Remnant lipoproteins important for CV risk prediction in CAD patients at LDL target
• Fried fish may increase heart failure risk in postmenopausal women
• Vitamin D deficiency increases retinopathy risk in Type 1 diabetic children
• Carbohydrate counting sliding scale effective for diabetic inpatient glucose control
• Copeptin and NT-proBNP identify HF patients at high mortality risk
• Polypill ‘could halve CV risk’

Anticholinergics linked to urinary retention in men with COPD Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The use of inhaled anticholinergic drugs is associated with an increased risk for urinary retention in men, but not women, with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study results suggest.

Gender differences in bipolar disorder polarity Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women with bipolar disorder exhibit a predominantly depressive polarity, while men with the condition are more prone to mania, researchers report.

High prevalence of coercive measures in psychiatry Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The overall prevalence of coercive measures in psychiatry is high, although there is significant variation between centers, results from a Swiss study suggest.

Distal contractile latency measurement improves DES diagnostics Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Current manometric diagnosis of distal esophageal spasm using "simultaneous contractions" as a defining criterion results in over-diagnosis, show US researchers who found this can be overcome by incorporating Distal Contractile Latency measurements.

VTE prophylaxis ‘unacceptably low’ in the Middle East Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Compliance with venous thromboembolism prophylaxis guidelines is "unacceptably low" in patients hospitalized in the Middle East, results of an international study show.

MI risk an ‘important consideration’ in carotid disease management Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Myocardial infarction, whether clinical or detectable only as biomarker elevation, predicts mortality after carotid intervention, report the CREST investigators.

Atrial remodeling in AF related to stroke risk Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Electroanatomical remodeling of the left atrium is related to the incidence and risk for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, study findings suggest.

Remnant lipoproteins important for CV risk prediction in CAD patients at LDL target Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Serum levels of remnant lipoproteins are superior to non high-density lipoprotein cholesterol for predicting cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease who have achieved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals, say researchers.

Fried fish may increase heart failure risk in postmenopausal women Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The method that fish is prepared for consumption may be associated with risk for incident heart failure in postmenopausal women, report researchers.

Vitamin D deficiency increases retinopathy risk in Type 1 diabetic children Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Children with Type 1 diabetes and vitamin D deficiency are more likely to experience retinopathy than diabetic children with normal vitamin D levels, say researchers.

Carbohydrate counting sliding scale effective for diabetic inpatient glucose control Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that use of a carbohydrate counting sliding scale (CSc) for calculating the amount of insulin needed by diabetic inpatients, as opposed to the traditional in-hospital sliding scale (Sc), results in significant improvements in patient blood glucose levels.

Copeptin and NT-proBNP identify HF patients at high mortality risk Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Scandinavian researchers have found that elevated copeptin and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in heart failure patients are associated with increased risk for death.

Polypill ‘could halve CV risk’ Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The polypill halves predicted cardiovascular risk, but leads to a higher rate of side effects than previously thought, data from a polypill trial indicate.

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