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Cardiology News
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Human Y Chromosome Linked to Coronary Artery Disease Risk
Human Y chromosome lineage is associated with coronary artery disease risk, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in The Lancet.
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Fen-Phen Derivative Likely Caused >1,000 Deaths in France
Benfluorex (Mediator), a fenfluramine-derivative drug used in France for the treatment of high cholesterol in overweight patients with diabetes, is likely to have been responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30-year period, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety.
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About One-Third of U.S. Adults Receive Advice to Exercise
U.S. adults were more likely to receive advice to exercise or participate in physical activity in 2010 than in 2000, but such advice is currently only received by approximately one-third of all adults, according to a February data brief issued by the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Guidelines for VTE Prophylaxis in Nonsurgical Patients Issued
New evidence-based clinical practice guidelines have been issued for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in nonsurgical patients; the guidelines have been published in a supplement to the February issue of CHEST.
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Heart Failure Tied to Increased Osteoporotic Fracture Risk
Adults with heart failure have an increased risk of major osteoporotic fractures, independent of traditional risk factors and bone mineral density, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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Change in Fitness or Fatness Impacts Cardio Risk Factors
Maintaining or improving fitness and preventing fat gain are both associated with a lower likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy adults, according to a study published in the Feb. 14 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Cardiology Conference Highlights
- American Heart Association, Nov. 12-16, 2011
- American Society of Nephrology, Nov. 8-13, 2011
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ESC: Intensity Not Duration of Cycling Ups Survival
The relative intensity and not the duration of cycling is associated with all-cause mortality risk, and specifically coronary heart disease mortality, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2011 held Aug. 27 to 31 in Paris, France.
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ESC: Tobacco Smoke More Damaging to Women's Arteries
The amount of lifetime exposure to tobacco smoke significantly correlates with the thickness of carotid arterial walls in both genders, but the impact is more than double in women than in men, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress held from Aug. 27 to 31 in Paris, France.
- Associated Professional Sleep Societies, June 11-15, 2011
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