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Fitness Curbs Mortality in Men With Diabetes
Major Finding: Among men with diabetes, physical fitness decreased mortality risk by 43% in those with (and by 41% in those without) left...
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More Than Half of Diabetic Men Are Aspirin Resistant
Major Finding: Some 53% of 142 men with type 2 diabetes had aspirin resistance. Data Source: Findings are based on a supplementary analysis of...
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Sulfonylureas May Pose Increased Mortality Risk
Major Finding: Type 2 diabetic patients on glipizide, glyburide, or glimepiride all had a greater than 50% increased all-cause mortality risk...
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Orbital Atherectomy Cuts Stenting in Fem-Pop Lesions
Major Finding: Orbital atherectomy produced femoropopliteal patency similar to angioplasty, with 8% of patients needing stents compared with 84%...
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Varenicline Plus Counseling Elevates Smoking Quit Rate
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Some Antidepressants Increased Risk of Death in ICU
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ICDs' Mortality Benefit Persists Up to 12 Years
Major Finding: The 12-year all-cause mortality rate for patients randomized to ICD in the SCD-HeFT trial was 59%, compared with 64% for patients...
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Shift From Atrial Overdrive Pacing for AF Prevention Urged
Major Finding: Over 2.5 years of follow-up, there were no significant differences in time to atrial tachyarrhythmia or to a composite clinical end...
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ORIGIN: Glargine Doesn't Cut Cardiac Events
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Infusions Didn't Lower Cardiac Surgery-Related Kidney Injury
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Rosuvastatin Lessened Endothelial Dysfunction in SSc
Major finding: Rosuvastatin increased low-mediated dilatation in systemic sclerosis from 2.3% to 5.7%.Data source: The data come from a case-...