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Hypertensive target organ damage predicts incident diabetes mellitus

24.07.20132111

Whether patients with hypertensive preclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at higher risk of incident diabetes has never been studied.

Aspirin often added to warfarin in AF without CAD, despite bleeding risk

23.07.20132059

ore than a third of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who were on oral anticoagulation in a large cohort study were also taking aspirin.

The Cardioprotective Protein Apolipoprotein A1 Promotes Potent Anti-tumorigenic Effects

22.07.20132081

Here, we show that apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1), the major protein component of high density lipoprotein (HDL), through both innate and adaptive immune processes, potently suppresses tumor growth and metastasis in multiple animal tumor models, including the aggressive B16F10L murine malignant melanoma model.

Pulmonary Hyperinflation and Left Ventricular Mass The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis COPD Study

19.07.20132043

Left ventricular (LV) mass is an important predictor of heart failure and cardiovascular mortality, yet determinants of LV mass are incompletely understood.

Hypoglycemia Tied to Cardiac Arrhythmias

18.07.20132138

Lethal cardiac arrhythmias triggered by hypoglycemia are likely behind sudden death often seen in patients with type 1 diabetes, researchers found.

'Death Talk' Difficult on Both Ends of Stethoscope

17.07.20131910

Talking to patients and families about end-of-life planning is never easy, but approaching the conversation with some basic ground rules may ease the tension.

Reduction of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury With Bendavia, a Mitochondria-Targeting Cytoprotective Peptide

16.07.20132096

Manifestations of reperfusion injury include myocyte death leading to infarction, contractile dysfunction, and vascular injury characterized by the “no-reflow” phenomenon.