CAD & Atherosclerosis
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'The Biggest Loser' Highlights Failings of Exercise Guidelines
Major Finding: During the course of the 24-week program, participants increased their daily exercise from 0.3 hours to 3.7 hours/day, with a...
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Approval of Generic Clopidogrel a Boon for Patients or Payors?
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Meta-Analysis Shows Statins Effective for Primary Prevention
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ACC Urges Shift to Patient-Centered Care
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Stale Secondhand Smoke Impairs Endothelial Function
Major Finding: Endothelial function was impaired in a dose-dependent fashion after brief exposure to aged secondhand smoke, so that for every 100...
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U.S. Medicare Leg Amputations Down From 2000 to 2008
Major Finding: Lower-extremity amputations among Medicare beneficiaries with PAD dropped from 9,650/100,000 in 2000 to 4,274/100,000 in 2008.Data...
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Obesity Paradox Also Applies to CABG Patients
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Subclinical Hypothyroidism Treatment Cuts IHD in Younger Patients
Major Finding: The number of ischemic heart disease events was 39% lower in patients aged 40-70 years whose subclinical hypothyroidism was treated...
Conference Coverage
Lowering Cholesterol in Childhood Pays Off Later
Major Finding: Each of the nine SNPs was consistently associated with a 55% reduction in CHD risk for each 39 mg/dL lower lifetime exposure to LDL...
Conference Coverage
Showing Patients Their Coronary Calcium Scans Motivates Adherence
Major Finding: Compared to patients with a CAC score of 0, adherence to statin therapy was 2.0-fold greater in patients with a CAC score of 1-99,...