February 2008

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| In the Heart of Women |
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Increased risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged women due to glycemic load |
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by Joline W.J. Beulens, PhD • Yvonne T. van der Schouw, PhD |
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From the University Medical Center Utrecht and the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands. |
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Case Report |
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A woman on a low-fat diet consuming high-sugar, high-carbohydrate products |
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Commentary |
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Increased glycemic load: No friend to middle-aged women? |
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by Peter F. Cohn, MD |
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| Strokes and Arrhythmias |
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Intracranial hemorrhage in atrial fibrillation: Is there a racial/ethnic difference? |
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by Albert Yuh-Jer Shen, MD1 • Janis F. Yao, MS2 • Somjot S. Brar, MD3 • Wansu Chen, MS1 |
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From the 1Department of Cardiology and the Center for Medical Education, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; 2Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Pasadena, California; and 3Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. |
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Case Report |
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Intracranial hemorrhage in a 60-year-old man taking warfarin |
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Commentary |
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Warfarin-associated intracranial hemorrhage risk in ethnic/racial groups: Is the devil in the details? |
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by Douglas Dulli, MD |
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| Lipid Disorders |
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Cholesterol-lowering therapies and C-reactive protein |
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by Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD |
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From the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System,West Roxbury Campus, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. |
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Case Report |
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Is C-reactive protein reduction with cholesterol-lowering therapies a lipid-independent effect? |
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Commentary |
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Cholesterol, statins, and inflammation: Cause and effect |
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by Ira J. Goldberg, MD |
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