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Apixaban Scores on Efficacy and Safety Over Warfarin in AF
Major Finding: Patients treated with the investigational factor Xa inhibitor apixaban had significantly fewer strokes and systemic embolisms,...
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Apixaban Beat Warfarin Regardless of Warfarin-Treatment Quality
Major Finding: The efficacy and safety of apixaban relative to warfarin in the ARISTOTLE trial remained consistent, regardless of how well...
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Sniffing Out Heart Failure
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Dalcetrapib Boosts HDL Without Bumping BP
Major Finding: Dalcetrapib increased HDL cholesterol levels by 31%, compared with placebo.Data Source: Phase IIb randomized trial in 476 patients...
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Triglycerides Predict Heart Risk When Glucose Tolerance Is Normal
Major Finding: Higher triglyceride levels independently predicted higher cardiovascular risk in patients with stable coronary artery disease who...
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Intensified Temozolomide Fails to Hike Glioblastoma Survival
Major Finding: The primary endpoint of median overall survival was 16.6 months with standard temozolomide vs.
Aesthetic Dermatology
Scar Prevention 'Band-Aid' Shows Early Promise
Major Finding: The average VAS score in the treated group was 50.5, while the average VAS score in the control group was 18.6, a statistically...
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Hepcidin Levels Predict ESA and IV Iron Responses
Major Finding: Forty-seven patients with lower serum hepcidin levels who received darbepoetin and four to five doses of intravenous iron had...
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CVD Risk Factors Greater in Girls with Diabetes
Major Finding: Compared with boys who have type 1 diabetes, girls with the disease had significantly increased average hemoglobin A1c (9.1% vs. 8....
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Anesthesiologists Enhance Adenoma Detection Rates
Major Finding: The overall polyp detection rate was significantly higher at an index colonoscopy with an anesthesiologist present vs. an index...
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U.K. Study Links Dietary Fat to Esophageal Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Total dietary fat and saturated fatty acids were found to be positively associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma, but not with...