A mediterranean-style diet and left ventricular mass (from the northern manhattan study) The American Journal of Cardiology, 12/01/2014 Clinical Article Gardener H, et al. – The authors hypothesized that adherence to a DT would be inversely associated with left ventricular (LV) mass in the multi–ethnic population–based Northern Manhattan Study. Greater adherence to a DT is […]
RESEARCH · November 11, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors assessed baseline coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels in an asymptomatic multiethnic cohort of 6779 individuals who were then followed for an average of 9.5 ± 2.4 years for diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack (collectively, cerebrovascular events [CVE]). The presence of CAC correlated with lower […]
Bo Jiang, Yumei Chen BMC Neurology 2014, 14:217 doi:10.1186/s12883-014-0217-9 Published: 30 November 2014 Abstract (provisional) BackgroundVascular cognitive impairment-no dementia (VCIND) refers to the early or mild cognitive impairment induced by cerebral vascular injury. Research shows that serum total homocysteine (tHcy) level is an independent risk factor for cerebral vascular disease and may be closely related […]
RESEARCH · November 29, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The impact of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the stroke rate in 332 patients with atrial fibrillation was examined in this retrospective chart review. Compared with patients without, those with OSA were more likely to have ischemic stroke (25.4% vs 8.2%; P = .006), with an odds ratio […]
November 26, 2014 JACC: Heart Failure TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors examined the correlation between ankle–brachial index (ABI) and risk for heart failure (HF) in a large retrospective study involving 13,150 patients (free of HF at baseline) followed up over a period of 17 years. Compared with patients with an ABI of 1.01 to 1.40, those […]
November 26, 2014 Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this observational cohort study of over 150,000 Danish patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) hospitalized from 1997 to 2011 examined the risk for serious bleeding and thromboembolism associated with NSAID and antithrombotic therapy. At 3 months, the absolute risk difference for serious bleeding in […]
Effect of the natural sweetener, steviol glycoside, on cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 11/26/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Onakpoya IJ, et al. – The objective of this systematic review was to critically appraise and evaluate the evidence for effectiveness of steviol glycosides […]
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2014 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] A rare and lethal case of right common carotid pseudoaneurysm following whiplash trauma. Pomara C, Bello S, Serinelli S, Fineschi V. Abstract Whiplash trauma from a car crash is one of the most common causes of neck injury, resulting in pain and dysfunction. We […]
RESEARCH · November 24, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this double-blind, placebo-controlled study, researchers randomized 68 patients with hypertension to receive daily dietary nitrate or placebo to determine effects on blood pressure. Dietary nitrate significantly reduced clinic, ambulatory, and home blood pressure over a 4-week period (P < .001). There was no significant evidence of tachyphylaxis. […]
Frontline Medical News, 2014 Nov 17, A Karon Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 14 days more than doubled the risk of serious bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation, and it increased the risk of thromboembolism by 36%, according to a report published online Nov. 17 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Risk of serious bleeding and […]
Manual Therapy Volume : 19 Issue : 6 December 01, 2014 Risk reduction of serious complications from manual therapy: Are we reducing the risk?: Correspondence to: International Framework for Examination of the Cervical Region for Potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Intervention by A. Rushton et al. Gwendolijne G.M. Scholten-Peeters, Emiel van Trijffel Nathan Hutting René F. […]
Helicobacter pylori Infection Increase the Risk of Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis of 26 Studies Involving more than 20,000 Participants Juan Liu Helicobacter Article first published online: 8 NOV 2014 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12188 © 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Abstract Background Myocardial infarction is a fatal cardiovascular disease and one of the most common death causes […]
Anand Rohatgi, M.D. NEJM. November 20, 2014 Vol. 371 No. 21 November 18, 2014 10.1056/NEJMoa1409065 Abstract BACKGROUND It is unclear whether high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration plays a causal role in atherosclerosis. A more important factor may be HDL cholesterol efflux capacity, the ability of HDL to accept cholesterol from macrophages, which is a key […]
Marlene Busko November 17, 2014 Story Source BOSTON — New behavioral techniques, including using distracting thoughts to avoid food cravings and cognitive training to address the consequences of consuming a particularly tempting food, have shown some degree of success in two small, separate studies presented recently at Obesity Week 2014. In the first, when 55 individuals […]
Published: Nov 16, 2014 By Wayne Kuznar , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who maintain an initial weight loss report fewer symptoms compared with their baseline level of symptoms, Danish researchers reported in Arthritis Care & Research. The improvement in symptoms was similar regardless of the weight maintenance program followed; either […]
Susan Jeffrey November 18, 2014 Story Source CHICAGO — A new trial shows no benefit of low-dose, once-daily aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with multiple risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. No benefit was seen for the composite endpoint of nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), nonfatal stroke, or death from […]
Cardiovascular effects of high-intensity interval aerobic training combined with strength exercise in patients with chronic heart failure. A randomized phase III clinical trial International Journal of Cardiology, 11/17/2014 Clinical Article Chrysohoou C, et al. – Aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of high–intensity interval exercise, on left ventricular function and aortic elastic […]
By Michelle Fay Cortez November 16, 2014 7:00 PM EST Story Source More than half of calls to U.S. poison control centers about energy drinks likeRed Bull and Monster are for children younger than 6, some suffering seizures and heart problems. The study bolsters the idea that energy drinks aren’t safe for children and should carry explicit risk […]
J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Nov 14;3(6):e000954. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.000954. Lifestyle-based prediction model for the prevention of CVD: the Healthy Heart Score. Chiuve SE Abstract BACKGROUND: Clinical practice focuses on the primary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) through the modification and pharmacological treatment of elevated risk factors. Prediction models based on established risk factors are […]
New Guidelines: 65% of Americans Need Help With Weight Loss Marlene Busko November 14, 2014