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For Japanese patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention

Atorvastatin/Ezetimibe Beats Atorvastatin After PCI

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Combination therapy linked to greater coronary plaque regression in Japanese patients
Components of the Mediterranean lifestyle may reduce postprandial lipemia

Components of Mediterranean Lifestyle Cut Postprandial Lipemia

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Physical activity shown to reduce PPL, as well as legumes, fish, and herbs, but not wine
Wide blood pressure fluctuations may signal an increased risk of coronary heart disease and early death

Visit-to-Visit BP Variability May Impact Cardiovascular Outcomes

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Wide fluctuations between doctor visits tied to raised odds of heart disease, early death
Millions more Americans have affordable health insurance

Patients Report Improved Care Access, Better Health With ACA

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Gains seen in how many adults have insurance and a doctor, and say they are in better health
Chronic supplementation with beetroot juice

Beetroot Juice Supplementation May Help Lengthen Workouts

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Reduction in systolic, diastolic BP, total peripheral resistance at rest and during exercise
Praluent (alirocumab) injection has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in addition to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

FDA Approves Praluent for Certain Cases of High Cholesterol

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First in a new class of injectable cholesterol-lowering medications
About 10 percent of cases where a drug does serious harm are not reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within the required 15-day period

Delays Noted in the Reporting of Serious Patient Harms to FDA

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Analysis found roughly 10 percent of cases were filed after 15-day deadline passed
As a result of the increasing popularity of high-deductible health care plans

Expansion of High-Deductible Plans to Impact Physician Care

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Physicians must be able to balance provision of good clinical care with ability to limit costs
Sleep apnea seems to be associated with increased risk of subsequent panic disorder

Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Risk of Panic Disorder

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Patients with sleep apnea have predisposition to develop subsequent panic disorder
Minimally-invasive surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm appears to boost survival in the short term more than traditional surgery does

Minimally-Invasive AAA Repair May Up Survival in Short Term

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But advantage of minimally-invasive abdominal aortic aneurysm repair diminishes over time