NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A central pulse pressure (PP) of 50 mmHg or higher is predictive of future MI, coronary heart disease, and other cardiovascular events, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding a basal or prandial insulin-based regimen to oral therapy may enhance glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A secondary analysis of a previous study provides functional data that further supports the benefits of alteplase therapy when given up to 4.5…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both low and high levels of adiponectin are associated with an increased risk of death in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), an inflammatory marker, predicted mortality and myocardial infarction but not stroke in a multiethnic cohort. “Our…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Coronary angiography is a recommended screening test for many patients undergoing kidney transplantation and now new research shows that it can be performed…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In most patients who receive drug-eluting stents for unprotected left main disease, restenosis can be managed with a minimally invasive approach, including placement…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) cut the risks of fetal overgrowth, shoulder dystocia, cesarean delivery, and hypertensive disorders in a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who become mothers are more likely to develop the metabolic syndrome during middle age than are their nulliparous counterparts, prospective study findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diabetes is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation in women, U.S. investigators report in the October issue of Diabetes Care. The disease…