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Chocolate consumption may lower risk for CV events

16.06.20151638

Higher chocolate intake was associated with lower risk for future CV events in a prospective study and meta-analysis, although researchers said residual confounding cannot be excluded.

RSC section "IT in cardiology" organizes broadcast where participants can gain CME credits

15.06.20152433

Ministry of health of the Russian Federation currently implements new model of continuing medical education.

Statin Use and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter: A Population-based Case–Control Study

15.06.20151666

The pleiotropic effects of statins have been suggested to prevent atrial fibrillation onset. We conducted a population-based case–control study using medical databases from Northern Denmark to examine the association between statin use and atrial fibrillation or flutter.

Oral anticoagulation linked to renal function decline in elderly

11.06.20152003

Elderly patients with atrial fibrillation who received treatment with warfarin or dabigatran experienced a decline in renal function, according to results of a post-hoc analysis of the RE-LY study.

Hydrochlorothiazide is not the most useful nor versatile thiazide diuretic

10.06.20152356

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To determine usefulness and versatility of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) relative to other thiazide diuretics in the treatment of hypertension.

The city of Tyumen became the worlds cardiological center for three days

09.06.20152625

VI International Congress "Cardiology at a crossroad of sciences" was held in Tyumen on May 20-22, 2015. Russian and foreign specialists assembled in the Tyumen Cardiology Center, and congress was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of this great institution.

Thyroid Function Within the Normal Range and Risk of Coronary Heart DiseaseAn Individual Participant Data Analysis of 14 Cohorts

09.06.20151761

Some experts suggest that serum thyrotropin levels in the upper part of the current reference range should be considered abnormal, an approach that would reclassify many individuals as having mild hypothyroidism.