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Clues to Congenital Heart Disease

21.05.20131957

A large-scale genomic analysis found that non-inherited mutations in hundreds of genes together account for about 1 in 10 cases of severe congenital heart defects.

Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery and its Association with Short-Term Mortality

20.05.20131989

To identify patients at risk for postoperative myocardial injury and death, it has been suggested to measure cardiac troponin routinely after noncardiac surgery.

Depression May Be Stroke Trigger in Women

17.05.20131792

Depression appears to be a risk factor for stroke among middle-age women, even after accounting for other variables, an Australian study showed.

Hysterectomy Is Not Associated With CVD Risk Factors

16.05.20131950

Previous studies suggested that women women who have hysterectomies in midlife may be at increased for cardiovascular disease.

Neurohormonal and clinical sex differences in heart failure

15.05.20132107

Despite disparities in pathophysiology and disease manifestation between male and female patients with heart failure, studies focusing on sex differences in biomarkers are scarce.

Oral anticoagulants less used in paroxysmal than persistent AF: NCDR data

14.05.20132135

Cardiologists are significantly less likely to prescribe oral anticoagulation therapy for their patients with paroxysmal, compared with persistent, atrial fibrillation, despite similar thromboembolic risks associated with the two forms of AF, suggests an analysis based on data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry.

Data Suggest Statins May Protect Kidney

13.05.20132391

Patients with statin-treated dyslipidemia had about one third fewer kidney stones as compared with nonusers, according to results of a large cohort study.