Short-term exposure to environmental ozone "contributes to premature death," a risk that should be considered in government pollution standards, according to a National Research Council analysis. Heartwire
Investigators say that manual aspiration can be performed in a large majority of patients presenting with ST-segment-elevation MI, irrespective of baseline clinical and angiographic features, such as a visible thrombus on angiography. Caution, however, is needed, as the study was single center and PCI performed by experienced operators. Heartwire
A new rimonabant study presented this week showed that the drug improved lipid parameters, but more important, reduced visceral adipose tissue, the type of abdominal obesity that contributes to big waistlines and type 2 diabetes. Heartwire
