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• Specialty hospitals perform more ‘unclear’ PCIs but with better outcomes
• Brain natriuretic peptide linked to acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
• CVD risk varies markedly, may be underestimated in hypertension patients
• LpPLA₂ activity, not mass, predicts increased CVD risk
• CT colonography ‘perfectly viable’ CRC screening tool for over 65s
• CVD risk varies markedly, may be underestimated in hypertension patients
• LpPLA₂ activity, not mass, predicts increased CVD risk
• Endometriosis linked to three subtypes of ovarian cancer
• CT colonography ‘perfectly viable’ CRC screening tool for over 65s
• CBT improves hot flashes in breast cancer survivors
• Apixaban effective in AF patients with previous stroke
• Large inter-site variation in anticoagulation therapy targets
• Adipokine levels increased in overweight bipolar disorder patients
• Combined use of recommended HF therapy enhances survival
• MRSA infection highly prevalent in pediatric open airway surgery
• Decreased GSH levels predict brain volume loss in children with psychosis
• Depressive symptoms linked to CVD risk in bipolar disorder patients
• Intravenous iron improves life quality in iron-deficient heart failure patients
• Newly identified oral bacterium linked to serious disease
• Bone mass reduced in older schizophrenia patients
• Hypertensive pregnancies linked to mental health disorder risk in offspring
• Anxiety linked to increased impulsivity in mood disorder patients
• Early DTP vaccination increases mortality in infant girls
• Hypertensive pregnancies linked to mental health disorder risk in offspring
• Mood state influences odor detection in bipolar disorder patients
• EMA issues aliskiren warning
• External cooling improves early outcomes in septic shock
• Childhood trauma linked to reduced cognition, amygdala volume in FEP

Specialty hospitals perform more ‘unclear’ PCIs but with better outcomes Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Specialty hospitals perform a higher number of percutaneous coronary intervention procedures for unclear indications than other hospitals, but are associated with lower rates of adverse outcomes afterwards, two analyses of a large US registry show.

Brain natriuretic peptide linked to acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Elevated pre-operative brain natriuretic peptide levels are associated with an increased risk for post-operative acute kidney injury in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a study suggests.

CVD risk varies markedly, may be underestimated in hypertension patients Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST There is a wide variation in cardiovascular disease risk among hypertension patients and it may be underestimated by use of current risk models, with those patients at high risk receiving suboptimal treatment, a study suggests.

LpPLA<sub>2</sub> activity, not mass, predicts increased CVD risk Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Results of a case-control study support the use of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity, instead of mass, to identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic risk.

CT colonography ‘perfectly viable’ CRC screening tool for over 65s Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Computed tomographic colonography is an effective method of colorectal cancer screening for patients aged 65 years and older, US researchers confirm.

CVD risk varies markedly, may be underestimated in hypertension patients Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST There is a wide variation in cardiovascular disease risk among hypertension patients and it may be underestimated by use of current risk models, with those patients at high risk receiving suboptimal treatment, a study suggests.

LpPLA<sub>2</sub> activity, not mass, predicts increased CVD risk Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Results of a case-control study support the use of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity, instead of mass, to identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic risk.

Endometriosis linked to three subtypes of ovarian cancer Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Women with a history of endometriosis are at a significantly increased risk for three types of ovarian cancer, according to a study in TheLancet.

CT colonography ‘perfectly viable’ CRC screening tool for over 65s Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Computed tomographic colonography is an effective method of colorectal cancer screening for patients aged 65 years and older, US researchers confirm.

CBT improves hot flashes in breast cancer survivors Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Breast cancer survivors who suffer hot flashes and night sweats may benefit from treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy, results of a randomized controlled trial show.

Apixaban effective in AF patients with previous stroke Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST The stroke preventive benefits of apixaban versus aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindications to warfarin are evident in those with a previous stroke or transient ischemic attack, say the AVERROES investigators.

Large inter-site variation in anticoagulation therapy targets Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST A study of veterans taking warfarin has found a large variation in international normalized ratio between different institutions.

Adipokine levels increased in overweight bipolar disorder patients Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Overweight patients with bipolar disorder exhibit higher levels of certain adipokines and inflammatory markers than overweight mentally healthy individuals, research shows.

Combined use of recommended HF therapy enhances survival Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST A study has found that using a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment improves 2-year survival by 90%.

MRSA infection highly prevalent in pediatric open airway surgery Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Children undergoing open-neck airway surgery should be routinely screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, US researchers recommend.

Decreased GSH levels predict brain volume loss in children with psychosis Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Results from a Spanish study suggest that decreased glutathione levels predict brain volume reductions over 2 years in children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis.

Depressive symptoms linked to CVD risk in bipolar disorder patients Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Depression, but not mania, is significantly associated with an elevated 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.

Intravenous iron improves life quality in iron-deficient heart failure patients Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Health-related quality of life in iron-deficient heart failure patients is significantly improved with intravenous ferric carboxymaltose treatment, research suggests.

Newly identified oral bacterium linked to serious disease Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST A newly discovered bacterium that lives in the mouth has been linked to serious infectious diseases affecting the heart and brain, research shows.

Bone mass reduced in older schizophrenia patients Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Results from a Japanese study show that older patients with schizophrenia have significantly reduced bone mass compared with the older general population.

Hypertensive pregnancies linked to mental health disorder risk in offspring Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Individuals born to women who experienced hypertension without proteinuria during pregnancy are at increased risk for mental health disorders, results from a Finnish study suggest.

Anxiety linked to increased impulsivity in mood disorder patients Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST The presence of anxiety is associated with increased impulsivity in patients with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, research shows.

Early DTP vaccination increases mortality in infant girls Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Girls who receive diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination at 2 months of age have a higher mortality risk compared with boys, despite good nutritional status, researchers have discovered.

Hypertensive pregnancies linked to mental health disorder risk in offspring Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Individuals born to women who experienced hypertension without proteinuria during pregnancy are at increased risk for mental health disorders, results from a Finnish study suggest.

Mood state influences odor detection in bipolar disorder patients Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Odor-detection sensitivity is differentially associated with mania and depression in patients with bipolar disorder, results from a US study show.

EMA issues aliskiren warning Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST The European Medicines Agency has announced that a combination of aliskiren with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor inhibitors is no longer recommended.

External cooling improves early outcomes in septic shock Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST External cooling of patients with fever and septic shock reduces their vasopressor requirements and risk for early mortality, shows a randomized trial, but the effect on long-term outcomes remains unclear.

Childhood trauma linked to reduced cognition, amygdala volume in FEP Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST A history of childhood trauma is associated with reduced cognitive performance and amygdala volume in patients with first-episode psychosis, UK research suggests.

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