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Obesity Paradox Also Applies to CABG Patients
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Metformin Monotherapy Fails 50% of Children With Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: Metformin alone did not provide long-lasting glycemic control for 52% of children, metformin plus rosiglitazone decreased glycemic...
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Statins' Effect on Pneumonia Mortality Murky in Meta-Analysis
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Renal Denervation Outcomes for Resistant Hypertension Persist at 3 Years
Major Finding: At baseline the 153 participants had a mean office blood pressure of 175/98 mm Hg despite being on an average of 5.1...
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Novel Agent Lowered LDL Up to 72%
Major Finding: At 150 mg SAR236553/REGN727 once every 2 weeks, LDL dropped by a mean of 72% at 12 weeks, from a baseline of 124 mg/dL. Within...
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Bariatric Surgery Bests Medication In Obese Diabetics
Major Finding: In obese patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, 1 year of intensive medical management yielded an HbA1c of 6.0% or lower...
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LDL Cholesterol, Systolic Blood Pressure Predict Different CV Events
Major Finding: For each 10-mm Hg increase on baseline systolic blood pressure, the risk of a fatal or nonfatal stroke increased by 16%, and each...
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Progesterone Quells Some Intractable Catamenial Seizures
Major Finding: Cyclical natural progesterone therapy decreased seizure frequency by up to 71%, compared with placebo, in women with a high number...