APOE Allele Type Tied to Mortality Risk
No racial difference in the association between these alleles and mortality
Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Definition Impacts Prognosis
Use of method that does not require coronary artery disease linked to lower mortality rate
Insurer Market Power Lowers Providers’ Prices
Evidence seen for specialists in markets with high provider, insurer concentration
Attempts to Prevent Tongue Swallowing Hinder Resuscitation
In 17 videos, initial intervention after athlete collapse was attempt to prevent tongue swallowing
Anagliptin Effect on LDL in T2DM Via ApoB-100 Synthesis
Improvement appears mediated, at least in part, through suppression of apoB-100 synthesis
ACP Does Not Support Legalization of Assisted Suicide
Legalization would affect trust in the patient-physician relationship, and in the medical profession
Deaths, Cardiac Arrest Not Rare in Triathlon Participants
Incidence of death or cardiac arrest 1.74 per 100,000 participants; higher incidence in men, with age
Multicomponent Intervention Linked to Greater Drop in BP
Intervention beneficial over 18 months for low-income adults in Argentina with uncontrolled HTN
AHA: Home BP Monitoring Down for Those Without Partners
Having, being aware of/treated for hypertension linked to increased frequency of home BP monitoring
AHA: Target Organ Damage From HTN Also Seen in Teenagers
Sixteen percent of teenagers had left ventricular hypertrophy with SBP below the 95th percentile
