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  • LDL-How Low?
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 4 Sep, 2008

    LDL-How Low?

    Terje Pedersen
    Terje Pedersen

    Terje Pedersen, Ulleval University, Oslo
    Eugene Braunwald, Harvard University, Boston
    Lowering LDL Cholesterol intensively as a means of treating aortic stenosis was found to have no benefit in the SEAS (Simvastatin and Ezetimibe In Aortic Stenosis)
    …
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    Never Too Old For Hypertension Treatment!
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 8 Apr, 2008

    Never Too Old For Hypertension Treatment!

    Nigel Beckett
    Nigel Beckett
    Nick Boon
    Nick Boon

    Nigel Beckett, Imperial College, London
    COMMENT: Nick Boon, British Cardiovascular Society, London

    Even very old patients benefit greatly if you treat their hypertension. This is the finding of the randomized HYVET study of 4,000 patients with
    …
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  • Meta-Analysis Proves Statins Help Patients With Diabetes
    • in General Medicine
    • — 11 Jan, 2008

    Meta-Analysis Proves Statins Help Patients With Diabetes

    Colin Baigent
    Colin Baigent

    REFERENCE: Lancet 371:117 January 11, 2008
    COLIN BAIGENT, Oxford University
    Statins were found to cut cardiovascular event rates by a fifth among patients with both Type I and Type II diabetes in a meta-analysis of 18 000
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    Protective Cardiovascular Benefit for Women on HRT For Natural Menopause
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 6 Nov, 2007

    Protective Cardiovascular Benefit for Women on HRT For Natural Menopause

    George Sopko
    George Sopko
    Jennifer MieresJennifer Mieres
    Jennifer Mieres’; }?

    REFERENCE: Abstract 3771, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    N Engl J Med 2007;357

    GEORGE SOPKO, National Heart, Lung And Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
    COMMENT: JENNIFER MIERES, New York University

    A
    …
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  • Oral Contraceptive Use: More Carotid and Femoral Atheroschlerosis Later in Life
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 6 Nov, 2007

    Oral Contraceptive Use: More Carotid and Femoral Atheroschlerosis Later in Life

    Ernst Rietzschel
    Ernst Rietzschel
    Jennifer Mieres
    Jennifer Mieres

    REFERENCE: News Briefing, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    N Engl J Med 2007;357

    ERNST RIETZSCHEL, University of Ghent, Belgium
    COMMENT: JENNIFER MIERES, New York University

    Women who used the contraceptive pill
    …
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    TAXUS DES Trials Results: How Long Should Thienopyridine Be Used After Drug Eluting Stent?
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 6 Nov, 2007

    TAXUS DES Trials Results: How Long Should Thienopyridine Be Used After Drug Eluting Stent?

    Gregg Stone
    Gregg Stone
    REFERENCE: Abstract 2357, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    GREGG STONE, Columbia University, New York
    New light has been thrown on the use of thienopyridine therapy after percutaneous intervention using drug-eluting stents. Gregg Stone
    …
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  • Torcetrapib in Patients at High Risk for Coronary Events: ILLUMINATE Trial Latest Results
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 6 Nov, 2007

    Torcetrapib in Patients at High Risk for Coronary Events: ILLUMINATE Trial Latest Results

    Philip Barter
    Philip Barter
    Gordon Tomaselli
    Gordon Tomaselli

    REFERENCE: Late Breaking Clinical Trials, Session 2, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    N Engl J Med 2007;357

    PHILIP BARTER, Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
    COMMENT: GORDON TOMASELLI, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
    …
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    Rosuvastatin: No Significant Benefit for Older Patients with Systolic Heart Failure: CORONA Study Results
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 6 Nov, 2007

    Rosuvastatin: No Significant Benefit for Older Patients with Systolic Heart Failure: CORONA Study Results

    Ake Hjalmarson
    Ake Hjalmarson
    Gordon Tomaselli
    Gordon Tomaselli

    REFERENCE: Late Breaking Clinical Trials, Session 2, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    N Engl J Med 2007;357

    AKE HJALMARSON, Sahlgrenska University, Göteborg
    COMMENT: GORDON TOMASELLI, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

    The lipid
    …
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  • Eptifibatide as Effective as Abciximab in Primary PCI for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: EVA-AMI Study
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 6 Nov, 2007

    Eptifibatide as Effective as Abciximab in Primary PCI for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: EVA-AMI Study

    Uwe Zeymer
    Uwe Zeymer
    REFERENCE: Late Breaking Clinical Trials Session I, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    UWE ZEYMER, Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Germany
    The glycoprotein 2B 3A antagonist eptifibatide has performed as well as standard abciximab therapy in patients
    …
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    TRITON-TIMI 38 Prasugrel Or Clopidogrel In Percutaneous Intevention?
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 5 Nov, 2007

    TRITON-TIMI 38 Prasugrel Or Clopidogrel In Percutaneous Intevention?

    Gordon Tomaselli
    Gordon Tomaselli
    Daniel Jones
    Daniel Jones

    REFERENCE: Late Breaking Clinical Trials 1, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    GORDON TOMASELLI, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
    COMMENT: DANIEL JONES, President, American Heart Association, University of Mississippi, Jackson

    A potential new
    …
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  • Long Term Outcomes of Drug Eluting and Bare Metal Stents in Patients Undergoing PCI
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 5 Nov, 2007

    Long Term Outcomes of Drug Eluting and Bare Metal Stents in Patients Undergoing PCI

    Laura Mauri
    Laura Mauri
    Raymond Gibbons
    Raymond Gibbons

    REFERENCE: Late Breaking Special Session, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    LAURA MAURI, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston Massachusetts
    COMMENT: RAYMOND GIBBONS, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    The largest study to date looking
    …
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    Stable Angina: Add PCI To Medical Therapy If Guided by SPECT-Detected Ischemia? COURAGE Nuclear Sub-Study Results
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 5 Nov, 2007

    Stable Angina: Add PCI To Medical Therapy If Guided by SPECT-Detected Ischemia? COURAGE Nuclear Sub-Study Results

    REFERENCE: Abstract: Late Breaking Clinical Trials, Session 1, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
    LESLEE SHAW, Emory University, Atlanta
    COMMENT: DANIEL JONES, AHA President, University of Mississippi, Jackson

    Some patients with stable angina may be best …

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