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• Everolimus equivalent to sirolimus stent
• PCI brings higher risk for MACCE than CABG in triple-vessel CAD
• Home-based walking intervention benefits people with diabetes and PAD
• Early-onset Type 2 diabetes linked to premature retinopathy
• Adolescent and parental lifestyles influence teen CV risk
• Maximal statin dose more effective than titrated approach at lowering cholesterol
• MRI may predict rectal cancer outcomes
• Sleep-wake disturbances increased in schizophrenia patients with mostly positive symptoms
• Striatal and CMS activation, connectivity linked to depression in BD II
• Dabigatran plus antiplatelet therapy ‘safe, effective versus warfarin’
• Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy unnecessary after stenting
• Daily remote ICD monitoring improves effectiveness
• Evidence grows for chocolate heart health effects
• Diabetic women have greater excess CV risk then diabetic men
• Diabetes and prediabetes linked to cardiac alterations in young people
• Increased epicardial fat may be linked to greater risk for ACS
• Erectile dysfunction associated with risk for the metabolic syndrome

Everolimus equivalent to sirolimus stent Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients given an everolimus-eluting stent do as well as those given a sirolimus-eluting stent during the first year after treatment, shows a large randomized trial.

PCI brings higher risk for MACCE than CABG in triple-vessel CAD Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT A large Japanese registry study has confirmed the findings of the SYNTAX trial, showing that percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with a significantly increased risk for serious adverse events compared with coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with triple-vessel coronary artery disease.

Home-based walking intervention benefits people with diabetes and PAD Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT A 6-month home-based walking program improves walking speed and quality of life in patients with diabetes and peripheral artery disease, research shows.

Early-onset Type 2 diabetes linked to premature retinopathy Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT People with early-onset Type 2 diabetes are at high risk for developing retinopathy prematurely, report UK researchers.

Adolescent and parental lifestyles influence teen CV risk Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The lifestyles of adolescents, and those of their parents, have an impact on their risk for cardiovascular disease, results from a Japanese study show.

Maximal statin dose more effective than titrated approach at lowering cholesterol Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Maximal dose statin therapy is associated with higher efficacy and greater prevention of pathologic changes in graft coronary arteries after heart transplantation than titrated dosing, a study suggests.

MRI may predict rectal cancer outcomes Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Magnetic resonance imaging used to evaluate responses to pre-surgery neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiation may predict survival among patients with advanced rectal cancer, study findings indicate.

Sleep-wake disturbances increased in schizophrenia patients with mostly positive symptoms Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Portuguese study suggest that schizophrenia patients with predominantly positive symptoms have more disturbed sleep–wake cycles than those with predominantly negative symptoms.

Striatal and CMS activation, connectivity linked to depression in BD II Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Striatal and cortical midline structure activation and connectivity abnormalities are associated with depression in patients with bipolar II disorder, US research suggests.

Dabigatran plus antiplatelet therapy ‘safe, effective versus warfarin’ Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT A subgroup analysis of the RE-LY trial shows that the oral anticoagulant dabigatran etexilate provides better protection against stroke than does well-controlled warfarin, at a relatively low risk for bleeding, whether used alone or concomitantly with antiplatelet therapy.

Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy unnecessary after stenting Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Prolonged antiplatelet therapy is unnecessary for preventing adverse cardiovascular events after stenting and may be harmful, suggest results from the PRODIGY trial.

Daily remote ICD monitoring improves effectiveness Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Findings of two randomized trials support the use of remote monitoring of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Evidence grows for chocolate heart health effects Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Eating chocolate may have beneficial effects on people's risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, show the results of a meta-analysis.

Diabetic women have greater excess CV risk then diabetic men Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Diabetic women have a greater relative excess of many cardiovascular disease risk factors than do diabetic men, a UK study shows.

Diabetes and prediabetes linked to cardiac alterations in young people Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes is associated with early signs of structural and functional left ventricular alterations in adolescents and young adults, report US researchers.

Increased epicardial fat may be linked to greater risk for ACS Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Increased epicardial fat volume may be a risk factor for acute coronary syndrome, a study suggests.

Erectile dysfunction associated with risk for the metabolic syndrome Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with erectile dysfunction may be at increased cardiometabolic risk, say Italian researchers.

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