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A metabolite produced in the digestion of red meat

Gut Metabolite May Help Predict Cardiovascular Mortality Risk

Trimethylamine N-oxide may trigger plaque build-up in blood vessels
The amplitude of therapeutic revascularization associated with recombinant adeno-associated virus (5 × 1012 viral particles encoding thymosin beta 4) is reduced with diabetes mellitus

Diabetes May Impair Myocardial Proangiogenic Response

Reduction in amplitude of therapeutic neovascularization via rAAV.Tβ4 in pig model
In a clinical expert consensus report published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Recs Provided for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Point-of-care checklists address four areas from preprocedure assessment through follow-up
Fenofibrate therapy may reduce cardiovascular disease in statin-treated patients with diabetes and dyslipidemia

Fenofibrate May Reduce CVD in Patients With DM, Dyslipidemia

No reduction in primary outcome for 4,644 ACCORD participants followed for median of 9.7 years
Anterior T-wave inversion occurs in 2.3 percent of young asymptomatic adults

Anterior T-Wave Inversion in 2.3 Percent of Healthy Young Adults

Seen in 2.3 percent of asymptomatic individuals; mainly occurs in leads V1 and V2
Mid upper arm circumference is an independent predictor of survival in older adults with cardiovascular disease

Arm Circumference May Be Useful Predictor of CVD Survival

Findings among elderly patients with cardiovascular disease
Alcohol abuse increases the risk of atrial fibrillation

Alcohol Abuse Ups Risk of Several Heart Conditions

Alcohol abuse of similar magnitude to other well-recognized modifiable risk factors

December 2016 Briefing – Cardiology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for December 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
A lose dose protocol can reduce patient radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary intervention

Low Dose Protocol Cuts Patient Exposure to Radiation During PCI

Significant reduction of kerma area product and air kerma at interventional reference point in LDP group
Female gender is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention

Female Gender Predictor of All-Cause Mortality After PCI

Female gender independently predicts mortality at 30 days and one year in two large data sets