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• Obesity-related reflux caused by elevated intra-abdominal pressure
• Obesity reduces invasive breast cancer survival in White women
• GRAVITAS: Low on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity linked to reduced CV event risk
• Global cerebral blood flow linked to cardiovascular outcomes in HF patients
• Rise in diabetes among Canadian Aborigines has slowed
• Urinary C-peptide/creatinine ratio ‘useful measure’ of insulin secretion
• ApoB/apoA-I ratio may predict ICAS in stroke patients
• ‘Narrowest point of waist’ best measure for predicting CV risk factors in children
• Obesity reduces invasive breast cancer survival in White women
• ApoB/apoA-I ratio may predict ICAS in stroke patients
• Stenting fails to match up to medical therapy for intracranial stenosis
• PE diagnostic algorithms not followed properly among clinicians

Obesity-related reflux caused by elevated intra-abdominal pressure Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Increased intra-abdominal pressure associated with obesity may explain the increased risk for mild gastroesophageal reflux among patients with a high body mass index, UK researchers believe.

Obesity reduces invasive breast cancer survival in White women Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Obesity is a negative risk factor for survival in White women with invasive breast cancer, but not in their Black counterparts, reveals research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

GRAVITAS: Low on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity linked to reduced CV event risk Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT A sub-analysis of the GRAVITAS trial suggests that low on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity after percutaneous coronary intervention is linked to a reduced cardiovascular event risk.

Global cerebral blood flow linked to cardiovascular outcomes in HF patients Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cerebral blood flow may be associated with the development of long-term cardiovascular outcomes in systolic heart failure patients, Korean researchers say.

Rise in diabetes among Canadian Aborigines has slowed Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes rates have risen more slowly in the Aboriginal population than in the population as a whole in Canada in recent years, although both the prevalence and incidence remain higher among Aborigines, research shows.

Urinary C-peptide/creatinine ratio ‘useful measure’ of insulin secretion Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT A single urine C-peptide/creatinine ratio is a stable, reproducible measure of endogenous insulin secretion that correlates well with serum C-peptide following meal stimulation in patients with Type 2 diabetes, a study shows.

ApoB/apoA-I ratio may predict ICAS in stroke patients Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The apolipoprotein B/apoA-I ratio may be a useful marker of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in patients with stroke, say Korean researchers who found that a high apoB/apoA-I ratio was significantly associated with ICAS in these patients.

‘Narrowest point of waist’ best measure for predicting CV risk factors in children Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Measuring the narrowest point of the waist, between the iliac crest and the ribs, is the most accurate waist circumference measurement site for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in children, study findings suggest.

Obesity reduces invasive breast cancer survival in White women Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Obesity is a negative risk factor for survival in White women with invasive breast cancer, but not in their Black counterparts, reveals research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

ApoB/apoA-I ratio may predict ICAS in stroke patients Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The apolipoprotein B/apoA-I ratio may be a useful marker of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in patients with stroke, say Korean researchers who found that a high apoB/apoA-I ratio was significantly associated with ICAS in these patients.

Stenting fails to match up to medical therapy for intracranial stenosis Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with severe intracranial arterial stenosis are better off receiving intensive medical therapy than undergoing stenting, say the SAMMPRIS investigators.

PE diagnostic algorithms not followed properly among clinicians Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that the complex set of diagnostic flow charts for pulmonary embolism are often not followed properly, putting patients at risk for adverse consequences.

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