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EULAR: Imaging suggests early cardiomyopathy accompanies early RA

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 21:38

Patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis already show increased aortic stiffness as well as lower left and right ventricular, end-systolic, and end-diastolic volumes, Dr. Maya Buch reported...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Newer oral contraceptives pose higher VTE risk

Posted on: 27/05/2015 - 17:33

The risk of developing venous thromboembolism is generally greater for women using oral contraceptives with newer types of progestogen hormones than for those taking older, second-generation birth...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Statins, fibrates lower stroke risk in elderly

Posted on: 19/05/2015 - 17:00

Both statin and fibrate therapies taken to improve lipid profiles decreased the risk of stroke by 30% in a community-dwelling population of elderly people, according to prospective European study...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

EASL: Mortality and CV burden increase with NAFLD severity

Posted on: 04/05/2015 - 18:23

VIENNA – As the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increases, so does the risk for death and cardiovascular disease, according to ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

B cell marker may predict relapse and guide re-treatment in ANCA-AAV

Posted on: 02/05/2015 - 18:00

Naive lymphopenia may be a B cell–specific marker of disease activity in ANCA-associated vasculitis that could help guide when to retreat patients w... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Statin use associated with reduced lung cancer mortality

Posted on: 01/05/2015 - 13:05

Lung cancer patients who used statins in the year before being diagnosed with lung cancer had a 12% reduction in lung cancer-specific deaths (adjusted... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Calcium supplements not linked to coronary artery calcification in RA patients

Posted on: 10/04/2015 - 19:27

For patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking oral calcium supplements, higher levels of calcium in the bloodstream were not associated with an increa... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Gout increases risk of vascular disease, especially for women

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 15:03

Gout’s association with a host of vascular events was confirmed in a new study that explored the links between the inflammatory condition and corona... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gout increases risk of vascular disease, especially for women

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 15:03

Gout’s association with a host of vascular events was confirmed in a new study that explored the links between the inflammatory condition and corona... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

MI survivors face higher cancer risk

Posted on: 15/03/2015 - 14:17

SAN DIEGO– The risk of developing cancer is significantly higher in survivors of an acute MI compared to the general population, according to a larg... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

EULAR: Imaging suggests early cardiomyopathy accompanies early RA

Newer oral contraceptives pose higher VTE risk

Statins, fibrates lower stroke risk in elderly

EASL: Mortality and CV burden increase with NAFLD severity

B cell marker may predict relapse and guide re-treatment in ANCA-AAV

Statin use associated with reduced lung cancer mortality

Calcium supplements not linked to coronary artery calcification in RA patients

Gout increases risk of vascular disease, especially for women

Gout increases risk of vascular disease, especially for women

MI survivors face higher cancer risk

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