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Test Predicts Response of COPD Patients to Air Travel
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Results on the hypoxia inhalation test (also known as the hypoxia altitude simulation test) predict how patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will respond during air travel, researchers from New Zealand report in the April issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
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GPS Device Can Measure Walking Capacity in PAD Patients
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Walking capacity measured by a low-cost global-positioning system is highly correlated with the maximal walking distance recorded on an exercise treadmill, a new study has shown. These findings, say investigators, open new avenues in the study of walking capacity for vascular patients or for physicians who do not have a treadmill. Heartwire
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Aliskiren Reduces LVH to Same Extent as Losartan
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A combination of the new direct renin inhibitor aliskiren and losartan is no more effective than either drug alone in reducing left ventricular hypertrophy. Nevertheless, the results show that the two drugs are equivalent in this regard, providing the first solid data that aliskiren can reduce LV mass and adding to the body of knowledge about the new drug, says the lead investigator. Heartwire
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