Monday, January 9, 2012

Medical News

Medical News

Fructose intake linked to cardiometabolic risk markers in adolescence

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Adolescents who consume high levels of fructose tend to display a raft of cardiometabolic risk markers such as high systolic blood pressure and elevated C-reactive protein, study results show.

Carotid plaque burden is strong predictor of cardiac death in CAD

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Ultrasound-detected carotid plaque is a strong predictor of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in patients with coronary artery disease, study results show.

Data presentation may bias treatment choices for asymptomatic carotid stenosis

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

The terms in which the potential benefits of carotid revascularization are framed can sway patients toward surgery rather than intensive medical therapy, shows a randomized trial.

AF may signal pulmonary embolism in patients with chest pain

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Study findings suggest that having atrial fibrillation does not increase the likelihood for a pulmonary embolism diagnosis, except in patients presenting with chest pain.

Delayed ischemia risk after SAH unaffected by rebleeding

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

The detrimental impact of rebleeding on outcomes in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage may be driven by an increased risk for general medical complications rather than delayed cerebral ischemia, research suggests.
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