Phobia, obsessive thinking, social shyness, and other anxiety characteristics are independent predictors of subsequent myocardial infarction at an average of 12 years in older men, a study shows. Medscape Medical News
Investigators failed to show a difference in the primary end point of all-cause mortality and all-cause hospitalizations, but a secondary analysis that took into account prognostic factors did show significant reductions in hard clinical events. One expert believes it should strengthen exercise guidelines. Heartwire
The ACCORD trial was halted, cardiac events were shown to rise after stopping clopidogrel, it was determined that no current prostate cancer
therapy can be declared optimal, better VTE prevention is needed, a spoonful of sugar helps the vaccination go down, and iPods are safe around pacemakers. Medscape Medical News
Can the risk of sudden cardiac death be predicted with ambulatory ECG? High risk post-MI patients with LV dysfunction are evaluated in this report. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
A 20-year follow-up study shows that group-based lifestyle interventions for more than 6 years can prevent or delay diabetes for up to 14 years after the active intervention. Medscape Medical News
