CAD & Atherosclerosis
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Updated Criteria Revisit PCI Appropriateness Scenarios
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Vytorin Falls Short of New Indication for CKD Patients
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Experts Can't Pin Down Best Carotid Atherosclerosis Treatments
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Risk Factors, Not Race, Determine Lifetime Heart Risks
Major Finding: The risk of cardiovascular disease-related death through age 80 years was 4.7% and 6.4% among men and women, respectively, who were...
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PCI Trial Halted After FFR's Benefit Shown
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First U.S. Fibromuscular Dysplasia Registry Yields New Clues
Major Finding: The most common presenting symptoms in patients with fibromuscular dysplasia were hypertension in 66%, headache in 53%, pulsatile...
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Atorvastatin Failed to Slow Atherosclerosis in Pediatric Lupus
Major Finding: After 3 years, young patients with SLE who took atorvastatin or placebo had similar rates of carotid intima media thickening (0....
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Kids of Prenatal Smokers Have Vascular Damage
Major Finding: At age 5 years, children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy had a carotid intima-media thickness that was 18.8 mcm thicker than...
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Coronary Heart Disease Prevalence Down Since 2006
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Vardenafil Increased Blood Flow in Raynaud Syndrome
Major Finding: Patients with Raynaud’s syndrome responded to 6 weeks of vardenafil with a 19% gain in digital blood flow and significant...
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HCV Infection May Predict Coronary Artery Disease
Major Finding: Coronary artery disease, defined as stenosis greater than 50%, was found in 44 of 63 hepatitis C cases (70%), compared with 30 of...