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16.07.20151570
Men and women experienced different effects on aggression from treatment with statins, with men exhibiting a decrease and women an increase in aggression, according to results from the UCSD Statin Study.
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15.07.20151578
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants do not increase the likelihood of cerebral microbleeds in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, according to study results published in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.
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14.07.20151571
Patients with heart failure in sinus rhythm are at an increased risk of thromboembolic complications.
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13.07.20151614
Hypercholesterolemia, especially elevated levels of LDL-cholesterol, is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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10.07.20151507
The risk of recurrence following an initial episode of venous thromboembolism is highest in the first 3 months, but remains high for up to 3 years, according to findings from a population-based study involving 2,989 adults.
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09.07.20151715
The Clopidogrel in High-risk patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events (CHANCE) trial showed that the combined treatment of clopidogrel and aspirin decreases the 90-day risk of stroke without increasing hemorrhage in comparison with aspirin alone, but provided insufficient data to establish whether the benefit persisted over a longer period of time beyond the trial termination.
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08.07.20151475
Adding an extra 18 months of warfarin therapy to the standard 6 months of anticoagulation delays the recurrence of venous thrombosis in patients who have a first episode of unprovoked pulmonary embolism.
