Migraine With and Without Aura Linked to CVD Events and Risk Factors
Results of a large case–control study including more than 6000 patients with migraine show an increased risk for cardiovascular disease events for migraineurs both with and without aura. In addition, migraineurs were more likely to have diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol than those without [...]
The treatment of anemia in patients with renal disease is reviewed in an editorial published online December 24 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
On the basis of the results of the Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events with Aranesp [darbepoeitin] Therapy (TREAT) and other recent studies, Ajay K. Singh, MD, from Brigham and [...]
Children with chronic kidney disease have a high prevalence of masked hypertension, often in association with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), research findings indicate. Therefore, these children should have early echocardiography and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to evaluate their cardiovascular risk, the investigators advise. As they report online in the Journal of the American Society of [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 07 – Paraoxonase (PON)-1 variants influence the long-term risk of fatal complications from coronary artery disease in men, Dutch researchers report in the September 29th issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. J. Wouter Jukema at Leiden University Medical Center and colleagues observe that PON-1, a [...]
