AF linked to increased cancer risk in women
Women with new-onset atrial fibrillation have a significantly increased cancer risk for at least 1 year after AF diagnosis, an analysis of Women’s Health Study data shows. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news
Diabetes societies endorse ‘metabolic surgery’
An “unprecedented” number of societies have endorsed guidelines recommending metabolic surgery for patients with diabetes – and not just for patients with severe obesity. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Sodium excretion linked to CVD risk in chronic kidney disease
High levels of sodium excretion are associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), US study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
European and US heart failure guidelines updated simultaneously
The European Society of Cardiology, with special contribution from the Heart Failure Association, has published a complete revision of its “Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure”. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart failure Source Type: news
Low-dose rhEPO may reap neuroprotective benefits for preterm infants
Clarification of the dose and duration at which to give recombinant human erythropoietin to preterm infants may be key to realising its neuroprotective properties. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news
Urinary sodium excretion study attracts controversy
A pooled analysis in The Lancet showing a U-shaped association between urinary sodium excretion and cardiovascular disease has drawn criticism. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hypertension Source Type: news
Microvascular disease burden tied to CVD outcomes in diabetic patients
The risk of cardiovascular disease events in patients with Type 2 diabetes rises in line with their cumulative burden of microvascular disease, research shows. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Neighbourhood ‘walkability’ may influence diabetes risk
A Canadian study shows that the walkability of a person’s neighbourhood influences their risk of developing diabetes. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
AF-related symptoms and quality of life worse in women
Women with atrial fibrillation experience more severe symptoms, a lower quality of life and a higher risk of stroke than men, but they have better overall survival, US study data show. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news
Bare metal stents no longer advisable for high bleeding risk ACS patients
A polymer-free, drug-coated stent gives markedly better outcomes than a bare metal stent in patients with acute coronary syndromes and risk factors for bleeding, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Mitoxantrone for MS linked to colorectal cancer risk
Treatment with mitoxantrone for multiple sclerosis carries only a mildly increased risk of malignancy overall, but the risk of colorectal cancer and leukaemia is heightened, researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Multiple sclerosis Source Type: news
Novel protective gene against CAD uncovered
A large study has found that mutations in the gene encoding the major subunit of the asialoglycoprotein receptor are protective against coronary artery disease. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Coronary heart disease Source Type: news
SPRINT supports stringent BP goals for elderly
Analysis of SPRINT participants older than 75 years shows that they too benefitted from an intensive blood pressure target of 120 mmHg. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hypertension Source Type: news
Cardioprotective effect proposed for metformin
A large retrospective analysis suggests that metformin could be cardioprotective in insulin-dependent patients with Type 2 diabetes. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Melatonin signalling may contribute to Type 2 diabetes
Researchers have discovered how a common variant of the melatonin receptor 1b burdens carriers with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - May 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
