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Patients with normal or near-normal coronary angiogram results at age 65 years or older have significantly longer survival than the general population

Normal Coronary Angiogram at 65 Predicts Survival

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Death rate is lower than that of general population; rate of ischemic events also low
A progressive resistance strength training program can improve some aspects of hand osteoarthritis

ACR: Resistance Training Program Beneficial in Hand Osteoarthritis

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Progressive resistance strength training program effective for pain, function, treatment satisfaction
Women are less likely than men to get the recommended treatments for myocardial infarction survivors

AHA: Women More Often Receive Suboptimal Post-MI Care

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This could explain gender gap in survival, researchers say
At least 16.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from the type of aggressive blood pressure treatment pursued under the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). The findings were published online Nov. 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association

AHA: Reducing Blood Pressure Target Could Increase Benefits

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Risk of CVD was lowered by 25 percent, while all-cause mortality risk was reduced 27 percent
Combination therapy of endovascular revascularization and supervised exercise is associated with greater improvements than supervised exercise alone for patients with intermittent claudication. The findings were published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

AHA: Combo Tx Ups Benefits in Intermittent Claudication

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Greater improvements in waking distances, quality of life with revascularization plus exercise
Patients with mechanical heart valves may benefit from managing their own oral anticoagulant therapy

Self-Managing Anticoagulation May Benefit Heart Valve Patients

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Study found self-monitoring was linked to a lower risk of death after five years
Lack of sleep may be a gateway to chronic kidney disease

ASN: Insufficient Sleep Might Increase Risk of Kidney Disease

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Five hours or less a night linked to reduced organ function in women
A web-based cognitive behavioral therapy program is effective for preventing suicidal ideation among medical interns

Web-Based CBT Program Cuts Suicidal Ideation in Interns

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Web-based cognitive behavioral therapy program reduces likelihood of endorsing suicidal ideation
Expanding protocols for rooming and discharge can allow physicians to free up an hour or more of time per day

Expanding Rooming, Discharge Office Protocols Can Save Time

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Delegating rooming, discharge tasks to clinical support staff can save physicians ≥1 hour/day
New research suggests that many Americans are suffering silent myocardial infarctions. The study appears in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

AHA: Many Americans Experiencing Unrecognized MIs

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Evidence of myocardial scarring often appearing on scans, even if no attack was reported