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• Off-pump CABG linked to increased mortality risk
• B-type natriuretic peptide predicts all-cause mortality in Eisenmenger syndrome
• ADA and IEC prediabetes criteria questioned
• Megalin receptor shows promise as diabetic nephropathy biomarker
• High FABP4 linked to atherogenic dyslipidemia in women
• Increased fitness ‘cardioprotective’ in children, adolescents
• Processing speed reduced in subgroup of BD patients
• Schizophrenia patients exhibit poor diet and exercise habits
• Giving birth to small baby increases heart disease risk
• Meeting more AHA health targets linked to lower mortality risk
• Diabetes associated with increased levels of gastrointestinal abnormalities
• High plant sterol intake may prevent against cardiovascular diseases
• Giving birth to small baby increases heart disease risk
• Gene variants predict better treatment outcomes in AML patients
• CT angiography spot sign link to ICH expansion confirmed
• PE incidence high in sickle cell patients

Off-pump CABG linked to increased mortality risk Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery may carry an increased risk for mortality, a systematic review by Cochrane researchers shows.

B-type natriuretic peptide predicts all-cause mortality in Eisenmenger syndrome Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT B-type natriuretic peptide concentration can be used to predict all-cause mortality in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome, an analysis suggests.

ADA and IEC prediabetes criteria questioned Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Two recommended methods for detecting prediabetes fail to diagnose at least a third of Asian Indian patients with the condition, research suggests.

Megalin receptor shows promise as diabetic nephropathy biomarker Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT The endocytic receptor megalin may be a valuable biomarker of progression in diabetic nephrophathy, research shows.

High FABP4 linked to atherogenic dyslipidemia in women Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Elevated levels of adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein are associated with an increased risk for developing atherogenic dyslipidemia in women, report Spanish researchers.

Increased fitness ‘cardioprotective’ in children, adolescents Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Children and adolescents with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness have reduced clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors, show results of a study published in the European Journal of Pediatrics.

Processing speed reduced in subgroup of BD patients Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a French study indicate that a significant subgroup of patients with bipolar disorder and their unaffected relatives show impairments in processing speed.

Schizophrenia patients exhibit poor diet and exercise habits Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have poorer diets and engage in less physical activity than mentally healthy individuals, US research shows.

Giving birth to small baby increases heart disease risk Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Women who give birth to a small for gestational age baby have a significantly increased risk for ischemic heart disease, researchers say in PLoS One.

Meeting more AHA health targets linked to lower mortality risk Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Individuals who meet a greater number of the seven American Heart Association-recommended ideal cardiovascular health behaviors – known as metrics – have a lower risk for cardiac mortality, a study shows.

Diabetes associated with increased levels of gastrointestinal abnormalities Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes and higher levels of glycated hemoglobin are associated with a higher prevalence of endoscopic abnormalities despite being associated with lower rates of gastrointestinal symptoms, report Taiwanese researchers.

High plant sterol intake may prevent against cardiovascular diseases Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results of a study published in PLoS ONE suggest that a greater dietary plant sterol intake may help in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Giving birth to small baby increases heart disease risk Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Women who give birth to a small for gestational age baby have a significantly increased risk for ischemic heart disease, researchers say in PLoS One.

Gene variants predict better treatment outcomes in AML patients Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that people with acute myeloid leukemia who have certain variants in the genes DNMT3A, NPM1 and MLL have an improved outcome after starting on high-dose induction chemotherapy compared with other AML patients.

CT angiography spot sign link to ICH expansion confirmed Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT The computed tomography angiography spot sign is associated with hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, say researchers who recommend it as an entry criterion for future trials of hemostatic therapy.

PE incidence high in sickle cell patients Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT The incidence of pulmonary embolism is 50 to 100 times higher in people with sickle cell disease than it is in the general population, show results of a study conducted in Pennsylvania, USA.

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