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Effects of urate-lowering therapy in hyperuricemia on slowing the progression of renal function: a meta-analysis

31.10.20131961

Uric acid (UA) is generally regarded as an independent risk factor for poor prognosis of patients with kidney disease.

Many Rheumatologists Reluctant to Address Hypertension

30.10.20131914

Fewer than 1 in 3 rheumatologists report discussing hypertension with patients who have uncontrolled blood pressure, despite the fact that those with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease compared with the general population and that hypertension is a modifiable risk factor.

Discovery Could Lead to Anti-Clotting Drugs With Less Risk of Bleeding

29.10.20132050

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a molecular switch that causes small, beneficial clots that stop bleeding to enlarge further during wound healing.

Inhibiting a Single Protein Could Improve Treatment of Atherosclerosis

28.10.20131862

Researchers of the Spanish research council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient?ficas, CSIC) and the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered that inhibiting the protein Rcan1 in mice reduces the burden of atherosclerosis, one of the commonest cardiovascular diseases.

Catheter Ablation vs. Antiarrhythmic Drug Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial (SARA Study)

25.10.20131835

Is radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) more effective than antiarrhythmic drug therapy (AADT) for preventing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF)?

6-Minute Walk Time Predicts TAVI Outcome

24.10.20132017

Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, worse exercise capacity at baseline was associated with poorer outcomes, researchers found.

Association Between Influenza Vaccination and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Patients

23.10.20131898

Among nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors, recent influenzalike infection is associated with fatal and nonfatal atherothrombotic events.