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Purified Fish Oil Formulation Cuts Triglycerides
Major Finding: A 12-week treatment regimen of 4 g/day of a purified formulation of EPA produced a 21.5% placebo-corrected cut in triglyceride...
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Excessive Vitamin D Intake May Elevate A Fib Risk
Major Finding: People with a vitamin D blood level above 100 ng/dL had a statistically significant 2.5-fold increased rate of atrial fibrillation...
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Genotyping Guides Clopidogrel Dosing in CVD
Major Finding: The percentage of CYP2C19*2 heterozygotes with no response in platelet activity to standard clopidogrel dosing was reduced from 52...
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Ramipril Improves Walking in Claudicants in RCT
Major Finding: A 24-week regimen of ramipril resulted in an average 87% improvement in pain-free walking time, a 139% gain in maximum walking time...
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Remote Weight-Loss Program Effective Long-Term
Major Finding: At 24 months, the mean weight loss was –4.6 kg or 10.1 pounds in the remote group vs. –5.1 kg or 11.2 pounds in the in-person group...
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SCD Screenings in Young Athletes Often Miss the Mark
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Screen Carotids After Head and Neck Radiation
Major Finding: The estimated risk for stenosis of the carotid arteries 3 years after irradiation for head and neck cancer was 18%.Data Source:...
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Ivabradine Reverses Left Ventricular Remodeling in Heart Failure
Major Finding: At 8 months, left ventricular end-systolic volume index was reduced 7 mL/m2 in the ivabradine group vs.
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Survival Slips After VAD Bridge to Heart Transplant
Major Finding: Patients whose bridge therapy to heart transplantation was a VAD had higher rates of primary graft failure (39% vs. 22%), major...
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Aspirin, Simvastatin Not Effective for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Major Finding: Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension who received 6 months of aspirin or simvastatin therapy showed no improvement in 6-...
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Beware Cardiac Arrest Soon After Pneumonia Admission
Major Finding: A total of 12% of in-hospital cardiac events within 72 hours of hospital admission occurred in patients who had pneumonia as a...