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• CCTA linked to increased invasive procedures, higher costs
• Ablate and pace yields significant benefit in RV-, CRT-paced patients
• Statin treatment shows ‘continued long-term benefit’
• Diets low in GI and protein reduce hsCRP
• Harm avoidance and self-directedness traits linked to BD vulnerability
• CDSS ‘most effective tool’ for assessing depressive symptoms in schizophrenia
• Improvements needed in dyslipidemia control in China
• IgM excretion linked to renal, CV death risk in diabetic nephropathy
• Atherosclerotic risk factors not linked to VTE

CCTA linked to increased invasive procedures, higher costs Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Individuals who undergo coronary computed tomography angiography are significantly more likely to undergo subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and incur higher coronary artery disease-related costs than those who undergo stress echocardiography, researchers say.

Ablate and pace yields significant benefit in RV-, CRT-paced patients Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST "Ablate and pace" therapy yields a significant clinical benefit in right ventricular-paced patients and cardiac resynchronization therapy-paced patients, study findings suggest.

Statin treatment shows ‘continued long-term benefit’ Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST A long-term follow-up of the Heart Protection Study suggests that the benefit of statin therapy increases as treatment continues, and persists for at least 5 years after treatment is stopped.

Diets low in GI and protein reduce hsCRP Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST A low-glycemic-index diet, and, to a lesser extent, a low-protein diet can reduce low-grade inflammation and associated comorbidities in overweight and obese adults, say researchers.

Harm avoidance and self-directedness traits linked to BD vulnerability Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Brazilian study suggest that harm avoidance temperament trait and the self-directedness character trait are associated with increased vulnerability to bipolar disorder.

CDSS ‘most effective tool’ for assessing depressive symptoms in schizophrenia Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia is the most reliable and valid tool for assessing depressive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

Improvements needed in dyslipidemia control in China Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Study findings highlight the need for raised awareness and improved treatment and control of dyslipidemia in China.

IgM excretion linked to renal, CV death risk in diabetic nephropathy Posted: 16 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Increased urinary immunoglobulin M excretion is associated with an elevated risk for renal and cardiovascular death in Type 2 diabetes patients with nephropathy, even in those with low-grade albuminuria, report researchers.

Atherosclerotic risk factors not linked to VTE Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Traditional atherosclerotic risk factors such as male gender, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smoking are not shared by arterial and venous thrombosis, study findings indicate.

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