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• Elevated copeptin predicts adverse effects in HF patients
• RADPAD drape reduces radiation exposure during complex PCI
• Vitamin D levels inversely correlated with diabetes risk
• Serum fetuin-A elevated in IGT and newly diagnosed diabetes
• H. pylori infection not linked to pediatric iron deficiency
• Healthy obese metabolic profile confers lower HF risk
• Pharmacist care improves CVD risk factors in outpatients
• Dermatologists prefer UVB as first-line for psoriasis
• Increased mortality in schizophrenia and BD patients persists
• Outpatient status increases metabolic syndrome risk in schizophrenia patients
• Provider factors influence secondary stroke prevention adherence
• Self-monitoring improves anticoagulation in patients with mechanical heart valves
• Adipose tissue inflammatory markers may signal cardiac risk in diabetes
• HbA1c testing reveals subgroup of patients at increased CV death risk

Elevated copeptin predicts adverse effects in HF patients Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elevated copeptin is a significant predictor of 90-day adverse events in acute heart failure patients, researchers report.

RADPAD drape reduces radiation exposure during complex PCI Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Use of the RADPAD protective drape in prolonged, complex percutaneous coronary intervention significantly reduces radiation exposure to primary operators during fluoroscopic procedures, research suggests.

Vitamin D levels inversely correlated with diabetes risk Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Vitamin D levels are inversely correlated with the risk for Type 2 diabetes and this association may be partially mediated by subclinical inflammation, report researchers.

Serum fetuin-A elevated in IGT and newly diagnosed diabetes Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Newly diagnosed diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance are positively associated with serum fetuin-A concentrations in Chinese adults without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, research shows.

H. pylori infection not linked to pediatric iron deficiency Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Helicobacter pylori infection is not associated with an increased risk for iron deficiency in children, research shows.

Healthy obese metabolic profile confers lower HF risk Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Normal-weight individuals with the metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop heart failure than metabolically healthy obese individuals, study findings suggest.

Pharmacist care improves CVD risk factors in outpatients Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Pharmacist-directed care is associated with significant improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors in outpatients compared with usual care, shows a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Dermatologists prefer UVB as first-line for psoriasis Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Dermatologists' preferred choice of first-line therapy for patients with psoriasis is ultraviolet B treatment, report US researchers in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Increased mortality in schizophrenia and BD patients persists Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The difference in mortality rates between people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and the general population has not reduced in recent years, and has actually increased for natural causes of death, UK research shows.

Outpatient status increases metabolic syndrome risk in schizophrenia patients Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Outpatients with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to meet criteria for the metabolic syndrome than inpatients with the mental health disorder, Japanese research shows.

Provider factors influence secondary stroke prevention adherence Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT About a third of stroke patients discontinue secondary preventive medications within a year of hospital discharge, but few do so on their own initiative, shows an analysis of AVAIL participants.

Self-monitoring improves anticoagulation in patients with mechanical heart valves Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The quality of oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with mechanical heart valve prostheses can be improved by self-monitoring and self-management, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

Adipose tissue inflammatory markers may signal cardiac risk in diabetes Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cardiac autonomic imbalance is associated with adipose tissue-derived inflammation in early Type 2 diabetes, occurring alongside alterations in adiponectin, leptin, and interleukin-6, research shows.

HbA1c testing reveals subgroup of patients at increased CV death risk Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The latest American Diabetes Association definition of diabetes, including elevated glycated hemoglobin levels, may lead to improved cardiovascular risk stratification, report researchers.

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