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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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20.11.20131761
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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19.11.20131786
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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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.
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16.11.20131757
Human prion diseases, although variable in clinicopathological phenotype, generally present as neurologic or neuropsychiatric conditions associated with rapid multifocal central nervous system degeneration that is usually dominated by dementia and cerebellar ataxia.
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15.11.20132053
Patients with atrial fibrillation have a five- to seven-fold greater risk of stroke than the general population, and approximately 20% of ischaemic strokes are due to this arrhythmia. Vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin have been the long-standing anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
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13.11.20131982
We are really delighted to announce that the EAPCI Training & Research Fellowship Programme 2014 is now open.
