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• LMWH superior to UFH for primary PCI patients
• Liver transplantation for NASH on the rise in the USA
• Gene offers clue to skin cancer spread
• Neurologists’ comfort with tPA treatment increasing
• LMWH superior to UFH for primary PCI patients
• Living alone after MI may lead to poor quality of life
• Synthetic bear bile component ‘could prevent arrhythmias’
• BMI–lipid relationship ‘not consistent’ across ethnicities
• Mediterranean diet may benefit patients with preclinical atherosclerosis
• Enoxaparin standard dose may be inappropriate in morbidly obese patients

LMWH superior to UFH for primary PCI patients Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Low molecular weight heparin is associated with reduced mortality and bleeding compared with unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, research shows.

Liver transplantation for NASH on the rise in the USA Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is increasing in the USA, research shows.

Gene offers clue to skin cancer spread Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT An international team of scientists has discovered a way of predicting which skin cancers are most likely to spread to distant parts of the body, and are thus most likely to be lethal.

Neurologists’ comfort with tPA treatment increasing Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT US neurology residents have become increasingly comfortable with the use of tissue plasminogen activator in patients with stroke, shows an analysis of data from the past decade.

LMWH superior to UFH for primary PCI patients Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Low molecular weight heparin is associated with reduced mortality and bleeding compared with unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, research shows.

Living alone after MI may lead to poor quality of life Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients who live alone after myocardial infarction may have a poor angina-related quality of life 1 year on, suggest researchers.

Synthetic bear bile component ‘could prevent arrhythmias’ Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Ursodeoxycholic acid, a component of bear bile, could prevent cardiac arrhythmias, the results of an animal study show.

BMI–lipid relationship ‘not consistent’ across ethnicities Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT There is no consistent ethnic pattern in the incidence of lipid abnormalities, and how this is influenced by body mass index, according to US researchers.

Mediterranean diet may benefit patients with preclinical atherosclerosis Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with measurable preclinical atherosclerosis may benefit from a non-energy-restricted traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil or nuts, Spanish researchers suggest.

Enoxaparin standard dose may be inappropriate in morbidly obese patients Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Enoxaparin doses based on actual body weight at the recommended does of 1.0 mg/kg may not be appropriate for anticoagulation in morbidly obese patients, US researchers report.

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