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• Vascular risk factors spark rise in pregnancy-related stroke
• Simple test confirms chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
• Sleep spindle impairments linked to cognitive deficits in early psychosis
• Caudate choline levels reduced in medicated BD patients
• Vascular risk factors spark rise in pregnancy-related stroke
• Triple therapy best for H. pylori eradication in Latin America
• Thrombin generation increased in hormone therapy users
• Genetics play minimal role in stroke risk
• Poor physical fitness increases CVD risk among metabolic syndrome patients
• NICE issues draft guidance on genetic testing for FH
• OGTT more reliable than HbA1c for detecting ‘silent’ diabetes
• Menopause does not increase diabetes risk
• Good pre-PCI adherence to daily meds indicates continued clopidogrel use after
• Polymer-free stents ‘noninferior’ to polymer-based stents in CAD
• Poor physical fitness increases CVD risk among metabolic syndrome patients
• Genetics play minimal role in stroke risk
• Central BP determines hypertension risk from ISH at young age

Vascular risk factors spark rise in pregnancy-related stroke Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have identified a large increase in the proportion of pregnant women who are hospitalized with stroke.

Simple test confirms chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have constructed an algorithm that simply and accurately rules out chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, without the need for invasive testing, in acute pulmonary embolism patients.

Sleep spindle impairments linked to cognitive deficits in early psychosis Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Impairments in sleep spindles are associated with cognitive deficits in patients with early psychosis, show study findings.

Caudate choline levels reduced in medicated BD patients Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that medicated patients with bipolar disorder have reduced choline levels in the caudate nucleus of the basal ganglia, which is involved in mood expression and regulation.

Vascular risk factors spark rise in pregnancy-related stroke Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have identified a large increase in the proportion of pregnant women who are hospitalized with stroke.

Triple therapy best for H. pylori eradication in Latin America Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT A standard 14-day, three-drug eradication regimen for Helicobacter pylori is superior to more intensive four-drug regimens, a large clinical trial conducted across Latin America has found.

Thrombin generation increased in hormone therapy users Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women using hormone therapy have increased thrombin generation, which varies according to both the route of estrogen administration and the type of progestogen used, French researchers report.

Genetics play minimal role in stroke risk Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Myocardial infarction, but not stroke, clusters in families, show data from a population-based study.

Poor physical fitness increases CVD risk among metabolic syndrome patients Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Physical fitness levels should be included in cardiovascular disease risk assessment, especially among individuals with the metabolic syndrome, according to UK researchers.

NICE issues draft guidance on genetic testing for FH Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued draft guidance that does not support the use of two genetic tests for the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia.

OGTT more reliable than HbA1c for detecting ‘silent’ diabetes Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Clinicians should routinely perform an oral glucose tolerance test on coronary artery disease patients with no previous history of diabetes who are admitted for coronary angiography, researchers report.

Menopause does not increase diabetes risk Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that a woman's risk for Type 2 diabetes is not increased while going through natural or non-natural menopause.

Good pre-PCI adherence to daily meds indicates continued clopidogrel use after Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that measuring patients' adherence to daily medications before they undergo percutaneous coronary intervention could help cardiologists judge how likely they are to keep taking clopidogrel afterwards – and thereby choose the best intervention approach.

Polymer-free stents ‘noninferior’ to polymer-based stents in CAD Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report that polymer-free drug-eluting stents are noninferior in terms of safety and efficacy to polymer-based equivalents in coronary artery disease patients.

Poor physical fitness increases CVD risk among metabolic syndrome patients Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Physical fitness levels should be included in cardiovascular disease risk assessment, especially among individuals with the metabolic syndrome, according to UK researchers.

Genetics play minimal role in stroke risk Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Myocardial infarction, but not stroke, clusters in families, show data from a population-based study.

Central BP determines hypertension risk from ISH at young age Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that young-to-middle aged people with isolated systolic hypertension are at increased risk for developing hypertension needing drug therapy, but only if they have high central blood pressure.

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