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Cardiac stress testing underutilized in stroke patients
Major Finding: Only 6.2% of high-risk stroke patients received guideline-concordant cardiac stress testing.Data Source: Retrospective cohort study...
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Shorter androgen blockade okay in localized prostate cancer
Major Finding: At 5 years, overall survival was 92% in the 36-month group and 87% in the 18-month group; disease specific survival was 98% and 96...
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Age, race impact prostate cancer risk
Major Finding: Men aged 75 years or older accounted for 12% of the population, but for 24% of intermediate-risk and 26% of high-risk disease.Data...
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Bronchiectasis may predict mortality in COPD
Major Finding: Moderate to severe COPD patients were 2.5 times more likely to die within 2 years if they had bronchiectasis (HR, 2.54; 95% CI: 1....
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The TIAs you need to worry about
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Calcium supplements raise CVD mortality only in men
Major Finding: The use of calcium supplements correlated with a significantly elevated risk of total CVD mortality, heart disease mortality, and...
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Prostatectomy vs. radiotherapy: 15-year functional outcomes are same
Major Finding: At 15-year follow-up, there were no significant differences in urinary, bowel, or sexual function between 1,164 men who had...
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Low-carb diet didn't boost CV risk
Major Finding: Overweight or obese patients randomized to a low-carbohydrate diet for 6 months lost an average of 13.1 kg, compared with an 8.2-kg...
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Smoking ups mortality threefold
Major Finding: Smokers are three times more likely to die than nonsmokers, with nearly all of the excess deaths directly attributable to smoking....
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HDL-raising: A good hypothesis gone bad
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Aspirin may double age-related macular degeneration risk
Major Finding: The incidence of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration was approximately twice as high among adults taking aspirin...