http://www.incirculation.net/NewsList/default.aspx?mid=5InCirculation.net Cardiovascular News RSS Feeden-us2010-09-022010-09-02UK researchers have found that early recurrent ischemic stroke after the use of intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator may be more common than previously thought.2010-09-02/NewsItem/Early-recurrent-ischemic-stroke-can-complicate-thr.aspx?mid=5Dutch researchers report that slightly elevated B-type natriuretic peptide levels are associated with increased left ventricular mass and diastolic dysfunction in patients with Type 2 diabetes.2010-09-02/NewsItem/Mild-BNP-may-indicate-LV-dysfunction-in-diabetics.aspx?mid=5Belgian researchers report that only 16% of patients with Type 2 diabetes achieve the target blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg recommended by American and European regulatory bodies such as the European Society of Hypertension. 2010-09-02/NewsItem/Most-diabetics-need-better-BP-control-to-reach-tar.aspx?mid=5General obesity, and specifically the accumulation of fat around the abdomen, is linked with systemic atherosclerotic burden, South Korean research suggests.2010-09-02/NewsItem/Fat-accumulation-linked-with-atherosclerotic-burde.aspx?mid=5German researchers claim they have identified a potential new predictor of the risk for myocardial infarction.2010-09-02/NewsItem/Potential-new-MI-risk-predictor-identified.aspx?mid=5Easily determined clinical characteristics can assist clinicians in identifying patients with various stages of atherothrombosis who are at high risk for future cardiovascular events, researchers report. 2010-09-02/NewsItem/Simple-risk-factors-signal-ischemic-risk-in-athero.aspx?mid=5The overall rate of cardiovascular events in post-myocardial infarction patients is not reduced by low doses of dietary n-3 fatty acids, although some subgroups may benefit, the ALPHA OMEGA study results show.2010-09-01/NewsItem/ALPHA-OMEGA-Few-postMI-patients-benefit-from-lowdo-.64623.aspx?mid=5A significant proportion of patients with coronary artery disease could benefit from efforts to increase their high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and reduce triglycerides, researchers say. 2010-09-01/NewsItem/Atherogenic-dyslipidemia-commonly-found-with-stabl.aspx?mid=5Australian researchers suggest that combined ACE inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker antihypertensive therapy does not produce more renal damage than monotherapy with either drug in diabetes patients with severe hypertension.2010-09-01/NewsItem/ACE-IARB-combination-therapy-not-detrimental-to-se.aspx?mid=5Mothers who breastfeed their children for at least 1 month may have a lower risk for diabetes than those who breastfeed for less time or do not breast feed at all, US researchers report. 2010-09-01/NewsItem/Breastfeeding-may-lower-diabetes-risk-in-mothers.aspx?mid=5Multiple-detectors computed tomographic pulmonary angiography increases the proportion of patients diagnosed with subsegmental pulmonary embolism without changing the 3-month risk for venous thromboembolism, suggesting that the disease may not be clinically relevant, researchers report.2010-08-31/NewsItem/Subsegmental-pulmonary-embolism-may-not-be-clinica.aspx?mid=5Japanese researchers recommend that patients under the age of 50 years with hypertension and multiple intracranial aneurysms of at least 4 mm in diameter should be considered for treatment to prevent rupture at a later date.2010-08-31/NewsItem/Risk-factors-for-small-intracranial-aneurysm-ruptu.aspx?mid=5A variant in the apolipoprotein A5 gene influences the effects of a dietary intervention and exercise program on target lipid levels, research suggests.2010-08-31/NewsItem/APOA5-variant-influences-impact-of-diet-and-exerci.aspx?mid=5Central adiposity predicts the presence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents, say German researchers.2010-08-31/NewsItem/Central-obesity-highlights-adolescent-CVD-risk-fac.aspx?mid=5The presence of diabetes in patients with mild cognitive impairment can accelerate progression to dementia by more than 3 years, a Swedish study suggests.2010-08-31/NewsItem/Diabetes-may-speed-up-progression-of-mild-cognitiv.aspx?mid=5Patients taking rosiglitazone have a similar risk for acute myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, and all-cause mortality as patients taking pioglitazone, US researchers suggest.2010-08-31/NewsItem/CV-event-and-death-risk-with-rosiglitazone-similar.aspx?mid=5