Waist-to-Height Ratio Best Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome was present in 74.5% of the cohort.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
NIH Blood Pressure Trial Is a Game Changer
Wow! This is the first wordI think of to describe therecent announcement ofthe early termination of the SystolicBlood Pressure Intervention Trial(SPRINT) sponsored by the NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH). The studybegan in the fall of 2009 and includedmore than 9,300 participants aged50 years and older from about 100medical centers in the United Statesand Puerto Rico. The…
High Uric Acid Levels Up Death Risk in the Elderly
Highest vs. lowest quartile associated with a 17% increased risk.
More Exercise Linked to Less Risk of Erectile Dysfunction
Analytic sample of 692 men wearing ActiGraph 7164 accelerometer confirms inverse association.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Lowers Bladder Cancer Death Risk
Cisplatin-based chemotherapy after radical cystectomy for high-risk bladder cancer decreased the risk of death from the malignancy by 29%.
Bladder Cancer Death Risk Higher in Patients with Blood Type A
ABO blood may be useful in risk-stratification of patients who may benefit from more aggressive treatment and/or altered surveillance regimens.
Subcutaneous Erythropoietin Safer for Hemodialysis Patients
It reduces dose requirements and lowers the risk of death and hospitalization for cardiovascular complications compared with IV administration.
Survival After Radical Cystectomy Improving
Population-based Australian data from 2001-2009 show better 5-year disease-specific and overall survival rates compared with older studies.
Delaying RP with Active Surveillance Carries No Greater Risks
Over 3 years after radical surgery, men who delayed surgery and those who had immediate surgery had similar rates of biochemical recurrence.
Resistant Hypertension Raises ESRD, Cardiovascular Risks
New study also shows that uncontrolled vs. controlled resistant hypertension increases ESRD and cerebrovascular accident risk.
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