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Exercise capacity and heart rate responses to exercise are effective predictors of short-term outcome among patients with stable coronary artery disease

Exercise Capacity, Heart Rate Response Predict CAD Outcomes

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Addition of exercise risk score to established risk model enhances discrimination
For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

ASN: Telenephrology Improves Visit Compliance in CKD

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Greater frequency of attending appointments; no difference in the incidence of composite outcomes
Patients who shared a financial incentive with their doctor to lower their levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol achieved a statistically significant reduction after a year of treatment. These findings were published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

AHA: ‘Cash for Lower Cholesterol’ Program May Work

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Cooperation is key to program's success, but benefits are modest
More home-cooked meals may equal lower risk of type 2 diabetes

AHA: Home Cooking Linked to Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Researchers also found association with fewer sugar-sweetened beverages, lower weight
Just one energy drink can cause potentially harmful spikes in both stress hormone levels and blood pressure in young

AHA: One Energy Drink Ups Blood Pressure, Norepinephrine Levels

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Physicians may need to ask young adults about energy drink intake in emergency settings
Diet may influence risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

ACR: Studies Explore Link Between Diet and RA

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Healthy eating might help prevent the disease, researchers say
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
For most patients with an implantable cardiac defibrillator

AHA: Many Patients Worried About Sex Post ICD Implantation

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Both patient and partner need better counseling before leaving the hospital, researcher says
Insulin-based strategies of basal rate reduction or pump cessation may be the best approach in avoiding hypoglycemia associated with exercise after lunch

Specific Insulin-Based Exercise Strategies Help in T1DM Pump Tx

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Limit by reducing basal rate by 80 percent or stopping pump for moderate or intense exercise