Friday, February 3, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Ethnicity modifies link between HbA1c and FPG in Asian populations

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The use of glycated hemoglobin in place of fasting plasma glucose as an indicator for glycemic status will reclassify Asian individuals' diabetes status differently depending on their ethnicity, show study findings.

Over 10% of lower extremity DVT cases isolated to calf

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

More than one in 10 cases of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis are isolated to the distal calf, results of a community-based study show.

Diastolic function linked to mortality in patients with normal LVEF

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Worse diastolic function is an independent predictor for increased mortality in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction, say researchers in Circulation.

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