CAD & Atherosclerosis
News
Stale Secondhand Smoke Impairs Endothelial Function
Major Finding: Endothelial function was impaired in a dose-dependent fashion after brief exposure to aged secondhand smoke, so that for every 100...
News
U.S. Medicare Leg Amputations Down From 2000 to 2008
Major Finding: Lower-extremity amputations among Medicare beneficiaries with PAD dropped from 9,650/100,000 in 2000 to 4,274/100,000 in 2008.Data...
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Obesity Paradox Also Applies to CABG Patients
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Subclinical Hypothyroidism Treatment Cuts IHD in Younger Patients
Major Finding: The number of ischemic heart disease events was 39% lower in patients aged 40-70 years whose subclinical hypothyroidism was treated...
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Lowering Cholesterol in Childhood Pays Off Later
Major Finding: Each of the nine SNPs was consistently associated with a 55% reduction in CHD risk for each 39 mg/dL lower lifetime exposure to LDL...
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Showing Patients Their Coronary Calcium Scans Motivates Adherence
Major Finding: Compared to patients with a CAC score of 0, adherence to statin therapy was 2.0-fold greater in patients with a CAC score of 1-99,...
Commentary
Preventing Atherothrombotic Events? It's Complicated
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Novel Agent Lowered LDL Up to 72%
Major Finding: At 150 mg SAR236553/REGN727 once every 2 weeks, LDL dropped by a mean of 72% at 12 weeks, from a baseline of 124 mg/dL. Within...
News
Gout Prevalence Has Spiked
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Point-of-Care Test Opens Door to Tailored Antiplatelet Therapy
Major Finding: Compared with CYP2C19*2 carriers who received standard treatment (clopidogrel), those who received treatment tailored to their...
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CABG Survival Beats PCI in Big U.S. Dataset
Major Finding: Adjusted mortality in U.S.