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All articles tagged: Other postprocedural complications and disorders of the circulatory system, not elsewhere classified (I97.89)

HealthDay 10 July at 03.18 PM

Delaying Diabetes Progression After Impaired Glucose Improves Long-Term Outcomes

Maintaining several years of nondiabetes status after impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) diagnosis is associated with a significantly lower risk for poor long-term outcomes, according to a study published online July 9 in PLOS Medicine.Xin Qian, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beiji

HealthDay 28 June at 03.03 PM

Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of MACE, Death in Obesity, Sleep Apnea

Metabolic surgery is associated with significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with nonsurgical management among patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, according to a study published online June 21 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Ali Aminian,

HealthDay 27 June at 03.03 PM

hs-cTnT Linked to MACE, Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis

For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a detectable level of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is associated with increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality, according to a research letter published online June 15 in the Journal of Rheumatology.Brittany N. Weber, M.D., Ph.D.,