- Atherosclerosis
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Mutational spectrum in Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the SAFEHEART registry
Majority of the identified mutations are pathogenic or likely pathogenic
Recommended in Cardiology
- Clinical summaries
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Another downside to unemployment: Afib risk?
- Univadis Medical News
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Brain damage reversed in a drowned toddler
- Univadis Medical News
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Views sought on digital innovation in health in the EU
- Clinical Essentials from J Am Heart Assoc
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CHA2DS2‐VASc as good as ABC-stroke score in anticoagulated Afib patients
- The Lancet Diabetology
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Coronary heart disease: can lipoprotein levels/ LPA genetic variants predict mortality?
- Univadis Medical News
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Watchdog opens investigation into European Medicines Agency
- Univadis Medical News
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Responding to terror attacks: training manual being developed for doctors in Europe
- Univadis Medical News
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Are you meeting stethoscope hygiene standards?
Professional & Business
- International Medical Press
Blood donation regulations relaxed for gay men and sex workers
- International Medical Press
NHS England to cut out wasteful drug prescriptions
- International Medical Press
GMC: action plan for revalidation
- International Medical Press
£325 million to ‘modernise and transform’ patient care
- International Medical Press
Government publishes plan for ‘smokefree generation’
- International Medical Press
Declare Suicide Act illegal, high court told
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- Univadis Medical News
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EMA suspends authorisation for 3 MRI contrast agents
European Medicines Agency restricts the use of linear gadolinium agents in body scans.
- Univadis Medical News
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Stroke patients without early complications remain at higher risk of adverse events
The findings highlight the need for long-term management of modifiable risk factors for recurrent stroke.
- The Lancet
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Germany's increasing contribution to global health
Study suggests the need to accept additional responsibilities
- Clinical Essentials from Stroke
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Stroke prevention in Afib: nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants have the edge
Will results of clinical trials of these agents hold up in routine clinical care?
- Clinical Essentials from JAMA Neurol
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Large perivascular spaces on MRI predict vascular dementia in older adults
Large perivascular spaces may reflect impaired drainage of interstitial fluid from the brain.
- Clinical summaries
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Exercise improves, but does not normalize left ventricular dysfunction
First study to investigate the effects of exercise training on the cardiac performance.
- Clinical Essentials from Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
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Even mild-moderate CKD raises risk for lower-extremity PAD
Study of more than 817K patients shows strong link between albuminuria and risk for leg amputation.
- Univadis Medical News
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Are sugary drink interventions working?
Nutritionists at the University of Leeds carried out the first comprehensive review of interventions to reduce sugary drinks consumption.
- Clinical Essentials from Med Sci Sports Exerc
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Endurance exercise does not affect CAC risk
Many marathon runners have elevated scores despite physical activity.
- Clinical Essentials from Urol Oncol
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Antihypertensive use higher after partial vs radical nephrectomy
Hemodynamic parameters were comparable to radical nephrectomy.
- Clinical Essentials from N Engl J Med
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Acute stroke: elevated head position does not reduce disability
Ninety-day disability did not differ whether early care was delivered with the patient lying flat or sitting up.
- Clinical Essentials from J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
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HTN: indapamide-amlodipine tops enalapril-amlodipine in older patients
A subanalysis of the NESTOR trial.
- Clinical summaries
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Is elevated C-reactive protein a risk factor for venous thromboembolism?
Results from a prospective study and meta-analysis.
- Univadis Medical News
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Risk of endocarditis significantly lower with mechanical vs biological heart valves
The risk of endocarditis was approximately 50 per cent higher with a biological valve than with a mechanical prosthesis.