Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Smoking Relapse Deadly for Stroke Survivors
Major Finding: Stroke survivors who resume smoking have a threefold higher risk of dying within 1 year.Data Source: Data are from a prospective,...
Conference Coverage
Quinine Doesn't Mix Well With Heart Failure, Ischemic Disease
Major Finding: Among patients with heart failure and ischemic heart disease on beta-blocker treatment, quinine dosing boosted mortality by 16%....
Conference Coverage
Adding Clopidogrel to Anticoagulant Is Plenty for PCI
Major Finding: In coronary-stented patients on oral anticoagulation, bleeds occurred in 20% on clopidogrel only and 45% on clopidogrel and aspirin...
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Psoriasis Patients Still Going Unscreened for Heart Disease
Major Finding: Approximately 41% of psoriasis patients were screened for at least one of four risk factors for cardiovascular disease during...
Commentary
Unstable Angina, We Hardly Knew Ye
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Lipid Abnormalities Common in Granuloma Annulare
Major Finding: The prevalence of dyslipidemia among granuloma annulare patients was 79.3%, compared with 51.9% among matched controls.Data Source...
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GRACE: Insulin Glargine Fails to Halt Atherosclerosis Progression
Major Finding: The rate of change in maximum carotid intima media thickness at 12 carotid sites was not significantly different between insulin...
Conference Coverage
A-Fib Ablation Shown Safe During Cardiac Surgery
Major Finding: After 30 days, the adverse event rate was 10% in cardiac surgery patients also undergoing ablation and 15% in patients without...
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Tomatoes Boosted Low HDL in Small Study
Major Finding: Eating two midsize tomatoes per day for 1 month led to a mean 5 mg/dL increase in HDL in a randomized trial involving men and women...
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FAME 2 Favorable PCI Results Driven by Revascularization
Major Finding: The percentage of patients who had an MI, death, or urgent revascularization (the combined primary end point) was significantly...
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No Benefit of Balloon Pump in Acute MI With Shock
Major Finding: The primary end point of 30-day all-cause mortality was 41.3% in controls and 39.7% in patients receiving IABP support, a...