News tagged with cad
A possible risk group for statin use
Mar 23, 2009 |
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In a patient study of over 1,000 individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers have found that high levels of an enzyme called PLTP significantly increased the risk of heart attack in the subset of patients ...
Toward a urine test for diagnosing heart disease
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Researchers in Australia are reporting an advance toward the first urine test for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD), the condition responsible for most of the 1.5 million heart attacks that occur in the United States ...
Genetic variation may lead to early cardiovascular disease
Jan 03, 2009 |
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Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified a variation in a particular gene that increases susceptibility to early coronary artery disease. For years, scientists have known that the devastating, early-onset ...
Patients with severe psoriasis need evaluation of heart disease risk
Dec 18, 2008 |
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According to new recommendations in the December 10 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology (AJC) (www.ajconline.org), published by Elsevier, new research is called for and patients with severe forms of the skin disea ...
New research links genetic variant, poor glycemic control to coronary artery disease
Nov 25, 2008 |
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A new study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School has found that a common genetic variant associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population ...
