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• Heart rate variability linked to psychosis severity in schizophrenia
• Creativity levels increased during bipolar mania
• Elevated liver, abdominal fat in obese indicate high cardiac disease risk
• BMI influences the association between red wine consumption and triglycerides
• Intensive glucose lowering unlikely to be effective for preventing CV events
• Atorvastatin favorably alters adipokine levels in Type 2 diabetics
• Intensive glucose lowering unlikely to be effective for preventing CV events
• Combined model improves sudden cardiac death risk prediction
• Defibrillation, CPR, gender predict survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest

Heart rate variability linked to psychosis severity in schizophrenia Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Heart rate variability in patients with schizophrenia is significantly associated with the severity of their psychosis symptoms, researchers report.

Creativity levels increased during bipolar mania Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients who are experiencing an episode of mania, or a mixed episode, score significantly higher on measures of creativity than those who are experiencing a depressive episode, research shows.

Elevated liver, abdominal fat in obese indicate high cardiac disease risk Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report that obese individuals with raised levels of liver and subcutaneous abdominal fat may be at increased risk for cardiometabolic disease.

BMI influences the association between red wine consumption and triglycerides Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Short-term red wine consumption increases plasma triglyceride levels, say researchers, who add that this is particularly the case in individuals with a higher body mass index.

Intensive glucose lowering unlikely to be effective for preventing CV events Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a meta-analysis published in the BMJ suggest that intensive glucose lowering in patients with Type 2 diabetes has limited cardiovascular benefits and may actually increase the risk for congestive heart failure.

Atorvastatin favorably alters adipokine levels in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Atorvastatin alters levels of novel adipokines, suggesting that a link between adiposity, inflammation, and cardiovascular function may underlie the beneficial effects of statins in diabetic patients, say researchers.

Intensive glucose lowering unlikely to be effective for preventing CV events Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a meta-analysis published in the BMJ suggest that intensive glucose lowering in patients with Type 2 diabetes has limited cardiovascular benefits and may actually increase the risk for congestive heart failure.

Combined model improves sudden cardiac death risk prediction Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT A risk model combining left ventricular ejection fraction with clinical risk factors is a better predictor of sudden cardiac death in women with coronary artery disease than LVEF alone, researchers suggest.

Defibrillation, CPR, gender predict survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT A short delay to defibrillation, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and female gender are strong predictors of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a Swedish team reports.

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