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• Inhospital bleeding after PCI linked to adverse outcomes
• Mortality after MI improving, but inequalities in care of elderly still exist
• Nucleic oxidation marker predicts long-term mortality in diabetes
• Brisk walk improves psychological wellbeing in Type 2 diabetes
• MRI scans useful for monitoring cholesterol therapy
• Carotid plaques improve CHD risk prediction
• Postsurgery radiotherapy halves breast cancer recurrence
• Risk factors for postpartum BPAD relapse identified
• Predictors of outcome after CBT for first-episode psychosis identified
• GWTG–Stroke delivers anticoagulation improvements in AF
• Trunk obesity linked to increased thrombin generation
• Heart failure hospitalizations in USA show decline
• Hospital charges linked to mortality in adult congenital heart surgery patients
• Prolonged diet improves ApoAI but not HDL function in obese diabetes patients

Inhospital bleeding after PCI linked to adverse outcomes Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients who experience inhospital major bleeding after primary percutaneous coronary intervention have significantly increased 3-year rates of morbidity and mortality, an analysis of HORIZONS-AMI data shows.

Mortality after MI improving, but inequalities in care of elderly still exist Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Although inhospital mortality rates have significantly declined in myocardial infarction patients of all ages, inequalities in the management of the elderly still exist, audit data show.

Nucleic oxidation marker predicts long-term mortality in diabetes Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT The nucleic oxidation marker, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine, could serve as a prognostic biomarker in diabetes, report researchers.

Brisk walk improves psychological wellbeing in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT A brisk walk elevates affective responses in patients with Type 2 diabetes and improves psychological wellbeing, report researchers.

MRI scans useful for monitoring cholesterol therapy Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Magnetic resonance imaging may be a useful tool for monitoring carotid plaque composition during lipid-lowering therapy, study findings suggest.

Carotid plaques improve CHD risk prediction Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Carotid plaques are independent predictors of coronary heart disease and may improve coronary risk prediction among older adults, study findings suggest.

Postsurgery radiotherapy halves breast cancer recurrence Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery halves the rate of breast cancer recurrence in the following 10 years and reduces breast cancer deaths by one sixth in the following 15 years, the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group reports.

Risk factors for postpartum BPAD relapse identified Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Risk factors for bipolar affective disorder relapse among women who have recently given birth include younger age, an unplanned pregnancy, previous perinatal episodes, and a family history of the mood disorder, UK research shows.

Predictors of outcome after CBT for first-episode psychosis identified Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Australian researchers have identified factors that may help identify patients with first-episode psychosis who are most likely to benefit from cognitive behaviour therapy.

GWTG–Stroke delivers anticoagulation improvements in AF Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT The Get With The Guidelines–Stroke initiative has delivered a large increase in the use of anticoagulation in eligible patients with atrial fibrillation, a study shows.

Trunk obesity linked to increased thrombin generation Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Trunk obesity, low-grade inflammation, and hypercholesterolemia are all significantly associated with enhanced thrombin generation, Austrian research shows.

Heart failure hospitalizations in USA show decline Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT The overall rate of heart failure hospitalizations in the USA declined between 1998 and 2008, research shows.

Hospital charges linked to mortality in adult congenital heart surgery patients Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adults who incur higher hospital charges for congenital heart surgery at pediatric hospitals are more likely to die in hospital than those who pay less for their care, a study has found.

Prolonged diet improves ApoAI but not HDL function in obese diabetes patients Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT A long-term, very-low-calorie diet increases plasma levels of apolipoprotein AI, the main protein compenent of high-density lipoprotein, without improving cholesterol efflux properties of HDL, in obese patients with Type 2 diabetes, researchers report.

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