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Mortality Rate From CHD Rising in Young Women
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Researchers report that mortality rates for coronary heart disease in young adults are levelling off, and in women, they have even risen, bucking a 2-decade long trend towards declining death rates. Medscape Medical News
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AHA 2008: New Anti-Inflammatory Compound Promising in ACS
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A new anti-inflammatory compound, VIA-2291, has shown promise in a phase 2 trial in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The results provide sufficient basis to move forward with additional studies of the drug, says the lead investigator, but another expert disagrees. Heartwire
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Three Common SNPs Strongly Associated With DVT
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Researchers in the Netherlands have identified three SNPs that appear to increase the risk of DVT. Although the effects of each SNP are modest, they occur commonly so could be responsible for many thrombotic events, they note. Further work is needed to understand the implications of the findings, they add. Heartwire
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BRAVE-3: Drop GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in STEMI
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In the era of a high loading dose of clopidogrel prior to primary angioplasty for acute ST-elevation MI, GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors are no longer needed, results of the BRAVE-3 study suggest. Heartwire
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