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Battle of the Scholars 2015: first stage completed

06.05.20152660

Nine teams that correctly answered 2 questions of 3 will fight for the place in the final. There are two places left, and the second stage of the battle is introducing a clinical case.

COPD increases risk for sudden cardiac death

06.05.20151622

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with increased risk for sudden cardiac death, especially in those with frequent exacerbations 5 years after diagnosis, according to new data from the Rotterdam study.

Statin use associated with reduced lung cancer mortality

05.05.20151887

Lung cancer patients who used statins in the year before being diagnosed with lung cancer had a 12% reduction in lung cancer-specific deaths (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.89; 95% confidence interval, 0.78-1.02; P = .09), researchers reported in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Prognostic value of non-specific ST-T changes and left ventricular hypertrohpy electrocardiographic criteria in hypertensive patients: 16-year follow-up results from the MINACOR cohort

30.04.20151627

Non-specific electrocardiographic ST-T wave changes and voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) have been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Beta-blockers during acute stroke phase reduce mortality, pneumonia risk

29.04.20151906

Patients who initiated beta-blocker therapy within 3 days of stroke onset had a lower risk for mortality at 3 months, according to recent results.

Statins and congenital malformations: cohort study

28.04.20151930

Когортное исследование 886996 завершенных живорождением беременностей у женщин, включенных в Medicaid в период с 2000 по 2007 гг.

Cardiovascular risks correlate with increasing levels of steatohepatitis, cirrhosis

27.04.20151711

Cardiovascular risks increased with rising severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis, according to a study presented at the 2015 International Liver Congress.