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Out of Tune: Rimonabant Fails to Slow Progression of CAD in STRADIVARIUS
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The weight loss drug rimonabant has failed to show any benefit on progression of atherosclerosis in an intravascular ultrasound study in patients with abdominal obesity and coronary artery disease. In addition, the drug resulted in higher rates of psychiatric and other side effects compared with placebo. 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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Questioning the Importance of LDL Cholesterol: The ENHANCE Fallout
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The debate surrounding the ENHANCE trial took a bit of a twist this past week when attention turned to the LDL-cholesterol hypothesis, with some experts arguing that lowering LDL cholesterol to prevent clinical events is an unsophisticated premise and that other factors beyond lowering LDL cholesterol are involved. Heartwire
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