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HEART NEWS: Diuretics effective as second-line therapy for hypertension
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Diuretics effective as second-line therapy for hypertension. Sunday, November 8, 2009. Diuretics, when given as second-line therapy to treat hypertension, reduce blood pressure to about the same extent as when they are used as first-line treatment, a new review shows. The results also indicate that the BP-lowering effect of diuretics depends on the dose used but is independent of the type of first-line agent used; the latter being an unexpected finding, say Jenny M. But Chen told heart. The meta-analysis...
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HEART NEWS: November 2009
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ARBITER 6-HALTS: HDL Raising With Niacin Superior to Ezetimibe. Monday, November 30, 2009. November 18, 2009. 8212; Adding extended-release niacin. Niaspan, Abbott) to statin therapy results in a significant regression of atherosclerosis as measured by carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), whereas the addition of ezetimibe. Zetia, Merck/Schering-Plough) to statin therapy did not, according to an eagerly anticipated study [1]. And published simultaneously online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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HEART NEWS: September 2009
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When and How to Implement Basal-Bolus Therapy: Treating to Success. Tuesday, September 22, 2009. By Russell D. White, MD. Type 2 Diabetes Is a Progressive Disease. Because of the progressive nature of type 2 diabetes, the majority of patients with longstanding disease are likely to be candidates for insulin therapy. This is due to the fact that a large fraction of β-cell function has been lost by the time the disease is diagnosed and this decline continues over time. This approach is in contrast to a slo...
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HEART NEWS: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - A Review
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - A Review. Sunday, October 11, 2009. Scott R Votey, MD,. Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Professor of Medicine/Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Medical Center. Anne L Peters, MD, CDE,. Director of Clinical Diabetes Programs, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center. The 2 basic types of...
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HEART NEWS: October 2009
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Technorati Tags: Brugada syndrome. Sudden unexpected nocturnal death. Includes only idiopathic cases of Sudden Cardiac Death. Accounts for 5% of Sudden Cardiac Death cases. Family History of sudden death events often present. Most common in men. Greater Incidence in Southeast asia. Northeastern Thailand (40/year per 100,000). Inherited disorder of myocardial sodium channels. Seen best in the right precordial leads (V1-V3). End of QRS marked by significant upward deflection.
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HEART NEWS: Brugada Syndrome
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Technorati Tags: Brugada syndrome. Sudden unexpected nocturnal death. Includes only idiopathic cases of Sudden Cardiac Death. Accounts for 5% of Sudden Cardiac Death cases. Family History of sudden death events often present. Most common in men. Greater Incidence in Southeast asia. Northeastern Thailand (40/year per 100,000). Inherited disorder of myocardial sodium channels. Seen best in the right precordial leads (V1-V3). End of QRS marked by significant upward deflection.
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HEART NEWS: Pericardial fat a better predictor of CHD than BMI
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Pericardial fat a better predictor of CHD than BMI. Sunday, November 8, 2009. Technorati Tags: coronary heart disease. A new study has shown that fat around the heart—so-called pericardial fat—predicts coronary heart disease (CHD) independent of conventional risk factors [ 1. In fact, pericardial fat may be a better predictor of an individual's future risk of CHD than either body-mass index (BMI) or waist circumference, say Dr Jingzhong Ding. MESA), who had no history of CVD. The volume of pericardia...
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HEART NEWS: No Benefits of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetics, Meta-Analysis Suggests
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No Benefits of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetics, Meta-Analysis Suggests. Monday, November 30, 2009. Another meta-analysis- this one focused on diabetics- is questioning the role of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events [1]. Writing in a paper published online November 6, 2009 in BMJ. Dr Giogria De Berardis. We need to select very carefully the patients who are more likely to benefit. Consorzio Mario Negri Sud) told heart wire. Nicolucci pointed to the meta-analysis [2] of...
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HEART NEWS: July 2009
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Good and bad news for possible warfarin competitors. Wednesday, July 29, 2009. An investigational factor Xa inhibitor, edoxaban. Daiichi-Sankyo), is being tested as a once-daily drug in a phase 3 trial in over 16 000 patients with atrial fibrillation, following unexpected results from a pharmacokinetic analysis of the agent in a phase 2 study. The latter was presented at the International Society of Thrombosis and H. This week [ 1. Were reported at ISTH by Dr Robert P Giugliano. Dosed once daily with adj...
