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• VARC definitions may help standardize reporting of TAVR outcomes
• AF patients hospitalized at weekend have higher mortality
• Internet-based tool increases physical activity in women
• TZDs linked to reduced cancer risk in diabetes patients
• Low magnesium levels linked to ESRD risk in diabetes
• Shifts in BMI ‘common,’ associated with cardiometabolic risk in children
• Leg fat may be more cardioprotective than arm or trunk fat
• Age-related bone loss ‘accelerated by depression’

VARC definitions may help standardize reporting of TAVR outcomes Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Using definitions introduced by the Valve Academic Research Consortium in 2011 may provide doctors with a uniform method of reporting patient outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, researchers suggest.

AF patients hospitalized at weekend have higher mortality Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with atrial fibrillation who are admitted to hospital at the weekend have a higher risk for mortality than those admitted on weekdays, research shows.

Internet-based tool increases physical activity in women Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Use of an internet-based tool could improve physical activity levels in women and in turn prevent the progression of heart disease, say experts.

TZDs linked to reduced cancer risk in diabetes patients Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Thiazolidinediones might reduce cancer risk in Type 2 diabetes patients, show study findings.

Low magnesium levels linked to ESRD risk in diabetes Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Hypomagnesemia is significantly associated with progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients with Type 2 diabetic nephropathy, show study findings.

Shifts in BMI ‘common,’ associated with cardiometabolic risk in children Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Changes in body mass index category are common in middle-school children and are associated with clinically meaningful changes in cardiometabolic risk factors, report researchers.

Leg fat may be more cardioprotective than arm or trunk fat Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that the region where fat is accumulated in the body may have a differential effect on the lipid profile.

Age-related bone loss ‘accelerated by depression’ Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Depression in elderly men is associated with accelerated bone loss, a prospective cohort study indicates.

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