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Effects of centrally acting ACE inhibitors on the rate of cognitive decline in dementia

29.07.20132312

There is growing evidence that antihypertensive agents, particularly centrally acting ACE inhibitors (CACE-Is), which cross the blood–brain barrier, are associated with a reduced rate of cognitive decline.

Analysis alleges excess deaths among women avoiding HRT

26.07.20132034

A study published last week reported that as many as 91 610 women may have died because they avoided posthysterectomy estrogen therapy.

History of Kidney Stones and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

25.07.20132039

Kidney stone disease is common and may be associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).

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

23.07.20132060

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

22.07.20132082

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

19.07.20132046

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