Sleep restriction (to 4 hours a night) resulted in increased appetite, increased cortisol levels, lowered TSH levels, worsened glucose tolerance and lower heart rate variability compared with sleep extension (to 12 hours a night) in young healthy volunteers.
The Q-wave/non-Q-wave distinction is useful clinically, and the primary determinant of the presence of Q-waves is the total size of the underlying infarction, rather than its transmural extent.
Cryoablation offers an alternative approach to radiofrequency ablation.
An abnormal stress MRS, indicative of myocardial ischemia in symptomatic women without CAD, predicts cardiovascular events, especially hospitalization for unstable angina.
Autologous bone marrow stem cells injected into the infarct-related artery, after successful PCI, improves LVEF at 6 months, compared to controls.
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Measures that increase adiponectin levels might be valuable targets for decreasing the risk of atherosclerosis present in patients with diabetes.
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