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26.11.20132112
Atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis is a common problem in the elderly.
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25.11.20132244
Patients with critical limb ischemia who took statins had significantly fewer major cardiovascular events and limb amputations, a retrospective study indicated.
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22.11.20131753
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown that a structured weight reduction programme for highly symptomatic atrial fibrillation patients helps to reduce symptom burden and severity and also helps to reduce antiarrhythmic drug use.
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21.11.20131715
In patients with pre- or stage 1 hypertension and vitamin D deficiency, high-dose vitamin D supplementation was not effective at improving blood pressure, according to results of the DAYLIGHT trial presented Nov. 19 at AHA 2013.
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20.11.20131677
The timing of aspirin administration may result in a reduced risk of cardiovascular events, according to the Aspirin in Reduction of Tension II trial, presented Nov. 19 as part of AHA 2013.
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19.11.20131695
In patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), sodium nitrite administered intravenously (iv) prior to reperfusion, "did not reduce infarct size," according to results of the Nitrites In Acute Myocardial Infarction (NIAMI) Trial presented Nov. 17 as part of AHA 2013.
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18.11.20132262
Antihypertensive therapy given during the acute phase of ischemic stroke does not reduce the short-term risk of death or dependency, according to results of the China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke (CATIS) trial presented Nov. 17 as part of AHA 2013, and published simultaneously in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
