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• Psychosis risk substantially increased by childhood sexual abuse
• Education program improves bipolar management in primary care
• Revised PCI guidelines not being followed
• High sodium–potassium ratio leads to high CVD and mortality risk
• BMI predicts venous thromboembolism site
• Prior statin use could hinder ICH recovery
• <i>APOE</i> ε2 impacts on ICH outcomes
• Lp(a) may contribute to polyvascular disease in CAD patients
• Prior statin use could hinder ICH recovery
• Persistent organic pollutant exposure increases risk for Type 2 diabetes
• Antihypertensive combination lessens new-onset diabetes risk
• Call for therapeutic hypothermia after OHCA
• Ranolazine effective for preventing post-CABG AF

Psychosis risk substantially increased by childhood sexual abuse Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Children who suffer sexual abuse before the age of 16 have an increased risk for developing psychosis, say UK researchers who note that their findings highlight opportunities for the targeted prevention of mental illness.

Education program improves bipolar management in primary care Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Primary care physicians who are trained in the diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder are more likely than untrained physicians correctly to identify bipolar subtypes in their patients, say French researchers.

Revised PCI guidelines not being followed Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT The Occluded Artery Trial results and consequent revised guidelines for appropriate percutaneous coronary intervention have not been fully incorporated into US clinical practice, a study reveals.

High sodium–potassium ratio leads to high CVD and mortality risk Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT A high sodium–potassium ratio is associated with a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in the US population, a study suggests.

BMI predicts venous thromboembolism site Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a large-scale study have shown that body mass index influences where in the body venous thromboembolism arises.

Prior statin use could hinder ICH recovery Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Prior statin use has no benefits for clinicoradiologic recovery in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, Japanese researchers report.

<i>APOE</i> ε2 impacts on ICH outcomes Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Screening patients with intracerebral hemorrhage for the ε2 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene could help to identify those at risk for dying or having poor functional outcomes, say researchers.

Lp(a) may contribute to polyvascular disease in CAD patients Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elevated levels of lipoprotein are independently associated with the presence of polyvascular disease in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft, research shows.

Prior statin use could hinder ICH recovery Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Prior statin use has no benefits for clinicoradiologic recovery in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, Japanese researchers report.

Persistent organic pollutant exposure increases risk for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides significantly increases the risk for Type 2 diabetes in elderly people, show findings from a Swedish study.

Antihypertensive combination lessens new-onset diabetes risk Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk for new-onset diabetes in hypertensive patients with the metabolic syndrome is significantly lower among those treated with the combination of an angiotensin receptor blocker and a calcium channel blocker than those treated with an ARB combined with thiazide diuretic, research suggests.

Call for therapeutic hypothermia after OHCA Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have called for a therapeutic hypothermia protocol to be integrated into regional ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction networks for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.

Ranolazine effective for preventing post-CABG AF Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Ranolazine is more effective than amiodarone for preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting, a study shows.

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