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

29.04.20151887

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

28.04.20151891

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

27.04.20151687

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.

Pocket guidelines on hypertension

27.04.20152535

We are presenting pocket guidelines on hypertension edited by the President of the Antihypertensive League Professor Sergey Nedogoda and Professor Alexandra Konradi.

A case report of eosinophilic myocarditis and a review of the relevant literature

24.04.20152001

Eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) is a relatively rare condition that may result from parasitic infections and allergic disease.

Allopurinol use and risk of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction

23.04.20151936

To quantify the risk of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among users of allopurinol.

How to forestall heart failure by 15 years

22.04.20152150

Key clinical point: Individuals who remain free of hypertension, obesity, and diabetes at age 45 years can expect to enjoy an extra 11-15 years of heart failure–free survival.