Nachrichten aus der Welt der Medizin. Zur Verfügung gestellen von CMG (Current Medicine Group).
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- 03.02.2012
- Countywide acute stroke system delivers ‘substantial’ thrombolysis rate Implementation of a spoke-and-hub system for treating patients with acute stroke in Orange County, California, has been successful, delivering “substantial” rates of acute reperfusion therapy, say researchers.
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- 03.02.2012
- Statin therapy ‘equally effective’ in men and women Results of a meta-analysis show that statin therapy is associated with significant decreases in cardiovascular events in both women and men, suggesting that statin therapy should be used without regard to gender.
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- 03.02.2012
- Number of AHA cardiovascular metrics linked to mortality The number of cardiovascular health metrics is a strong predictor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, an American Heart Association study suggests.
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- 03.02.2012
- ‘Reassess patients’ before replacing ICDs Not all individuals with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator should receive a new generator when the device’s power reserve is running low, its leads become defective, or its system infected, say authors.
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- 02.02.2012
- Physician BMI impacts obesity care Physicians with a normal body mass index are more likely to provide obesity care to their patients, and feel confident doing so, than their overweight or obese counterparts, report researchers.
