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Cognitive Function and Brain Structure in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Intensive Lowering of Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels

04.02.20141811

Persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at increased risk for decline in cognitive function, reduced brain volume, and increased white matter lesions in the brain.

Study Examines Onset of AFib After AVR

03.02.20142138

Today atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common complication to arise after cardiac surgery.

Study Feeds Concerns About MI Risk With Testosterone Tx

31.01.20141904

Filling a prescription for testosterone therapy was associated with a greater risk of having a nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) in the next 3 months, a large observational study showed.

Four-Variable Risk Model in Men and Women With Heart Failure

30.01.20141816

Risk stratification is an integral component of clinical decision making in heart failure.

Higher AMI Mortality for Off-Hour Emergency-Department Presenters

29.01.20142052

Patients with an acute MI who present to the emergency department in the evening or on the weekend are more likely to die within 30 days than those who present during regular working hours, a new meta-analysis shows.

USPSTF: Screen Older Male Smokers for AAA

28.01.20141959

Routine, one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with an ultrasound should be confined to men ages 65 to 75 who have ever smoked, updated draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reiterated.

2nd International Congress of Medical Cooperation in Cardiology

27.01.20141935