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ACS Patients in India: Younger, Poorer, Sicker, and Dying
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A new registry analysis of almost 21 000 STEMI and non-STEMI patients admitted to Indian hospitals suggests that the country, along with other developing nations, is in dire need of better emergency services, healthcare insurance, and public-education campaigns if any dint is to be made in the global CVD epidemic. Heartwire
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New Torcetrapib Data Rejuvenate Interest in Other CETP Inhibitors
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New data from the ILLUMINATE and ILLUSTRATE trials have shown that torcetrapib stimulates aldosterone, which possibly accounts for its adverse outcomes. In addition, both studies showed that patients with the largest HDL increases with the drug showed benefits, suggesting that the HDL produced was functional. Heartwire
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