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1 Pacemaker or Defibrillator Surgery without Interruption of Anticoagulation New England Journal of Medicine, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
2 Targeted use of heparin, heparinoids, or low-molecular-weight heparin to improve outcome after acute ischaemic stroke: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials The Lancet Neurology, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
3 Orthostatic Hypotension and the Risk of Congestive Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies PLOS ONE, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
4 The physical anthropometry, lifestyle habits and blood pressure of people presenting with a first clinical demyelinating event compared to controls: The Ausimmune study Multiple Sclerosis Journal, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Atrial fibrillation - inflammation in disguise? Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, May 17, 2013 Review Article
6 Multidetector Computed Tomography for Coronary Stents Imaging: High-Voltage (140-kVp) Prospective ECG-Triggered Versus Standard-Voltage (120-kVp) Retrospective ECG-Gated Helical Scanning Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
7 Blood Cholesterol Trends 2001-2011 in the United States: Analysis of 105 Million Patient Records PLOS ONE, May 17, 2013 Review Article
8 Differential Effects of Nebivolol Versus Metoprolol on Functional Sympatholysis in Hypertensive Humans Hypertension, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Urinary Magnesium Excretion and Risk of Hypertension Hypertension, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Depression as a non-causal variable risk marker in coronary heart disease Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Novel Description of the 24-Hour Circadian Rhythms of Brachial Versus Central Aortic Blood Pressure and the Impact of Blood Pressure Treatment in a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Hypertension, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Dapper-1 Induces Myocardial Remodeling Through Activation of Canonical Wnt Signaling in Cardiomyocytes Hypertension, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Four-Limb Blood Pressure as Predictors of Mortality in Elderly Chinese Hypertension, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
14 Depression as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in coronary heart disease Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
15 Improving Prediction of Outcomes in African Americans With Normal Stress Echocardiograms Using a Risk Scoring System The American Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Usefulness of Frequent Supraventricular Extrasystoles and a High CHADS2 Score to Predict First-Time Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation The American Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Frequency, Mechanisms, and Implications of Late Peri-Stent Contrast Staining: Analysis (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial) The American Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Connexin Expression Patterns in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy The American Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Evaluation of Circulation Disorder in Coronary Slow Flow by Fundus Fluorescein Angiography The American Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
20 Relation of Pulse and Systolic and Mean Blood Pressure to Severe Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Concurrent Coronary and Renal Angiography The American Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summaryA phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryAs published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
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