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• Atelectasis boosts post-BLVR survival in COPD patients
• Reduced language-related cortex activity linked to schizophrenia susceptibility
• Bipolar disorder severity worsened by poor sleep quality
• Outpatient anticoagulation acceptable for low-risk PE
• BP control poor at discharge after stroke
• HDL function differs in CAD patients and healthy individuals
• Lipidomic technique identifies ‘signatures’ for atherosclerotic plaques
• BP control poor at discharge after stroke
• New performance measures issued for CAD, hypertension care
• Rosiglitazone plus metformin gives durable efficacy, but reduces bone density
• Digital can replace film images for diabetic retinopathy assessment

Atelectasis boosts post-BLVR survival in COPD patients Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients who experience atelectasis following bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease appear to have a survival benefit over those who do not, conclude UK researchers.

Reduced language-related cortex activity linked to schizophrenia susceptibility Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adolescents at risk of schizophrenia have reduced activity in the superior temporal gyrus during a listening task, US scientists have discovered in findings that support the hypothesis of poor language-related cortex development in schizophrenia.

Bipolar disorder severity worsened by poor sleep quality Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Sleep quality may play a role in the course of bipolar disorder, with shorter total sleep time and increased sleep variability both associated with symptom severity, conclude a team of US researchers.

Outpatient anticoagulation acceptable for low-risk PE Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Outpatient treatment with low molecular weight heparin is feasible in patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism, study findings indicate.

BP control poor at discharge after stroke Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT More than two-fifths of patients have uncontrolled blood pressure at discharge after hospitalization for acute stroke, report researchers.

HDL function differs in CAD patients and healthy individuals Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The beneficial cardiovascular effect of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may not solely be related to its abundance, suggests a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, which investigated the functional mechanisms of HDL cholesterol in patients with coronary artery disease.

Lipidomic technique identifies ‘signatures’ for atherosclerotic plaques Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Detection of single lipid "species" rather than lipid "classes" may provide a better classification of atherosclerotic lesions, say UK researchers.

BP control poor at discharge after stroke Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT More than two-fifths of patients have uncontrolled blood pressure at discharge after hospitalization for acute stroke, report researchers.

New performance measures issued for CAD, hypertension care Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Updated performance measures for coronary artery disease and hypertension care have been issued by the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement committee.

Rosiglitazone plus metformin gives durable efficacy, but reduces bone density Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Glycemic control in treatment-naïve patients with Type 2 diabetes is superior with the combination of rosiglitazone and metformin compared with metformin alone, although bone mineral density may be significantly reduced with the combination treatment, show findings from a randomized trial.

Digital can replace film images for diabetic retinopathy assessment Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Digital and traditional film images are comparable for evaluation of diabetic retinopathy, report researchers who say the media can now be switched in ongoing studies.

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