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Concomitant kidney dysfunction and/or worsening renal function in patients with heart failure is a frequent finding and is associated with a poor prognosis. Current treatment of heart failure has beneficial effects on cardiac function but does not favorably affect renal function. The possibility to improve renal function and/or obtain kidney protection with new drugs or devices is still uncertain.

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Heart failure patients may benefit from treatment of anemia similarly to those with chronic kidney disease or cancer.

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The routine use of aspirin for the primary prevention of vascular events in people with asymptomatic disease cannot be supported, according to results from the Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis study.

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A landmark international study led by McMaster University researchers found high doses of the blood thinner clopidogrel significantly reduce complications in heart patients undergoing angioplasty to clear blocked arteries.

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The presentation of the PLATO study showed that ticagrelor reduced the rate of cardiovascular events from 11.7 percent to 9.8 percent compared clopidogrel, without an increase in major bleeding.

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The anticoagulant dabigatran is more effective than warfarin in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to results from the RE-LY study (Randomized Evaluation of Long-term anticoagulant therapY).

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Data from a Phase II trial of an investigational intravenous drug designed to block the formation of blood clots shows potential to reduce the risk of death, a second heart attack, or other coronary complications compared with the current standard of care in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes.

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CSIRO and a consortium of Australian Opal miners have unveiled the world’s first automated device to grade opals using image analysis, at the 2009 National Council of Jewelery Valuers forum in Sydney.

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The drywood termite, Cryptotermes secundus, eavesdrops on its more aggressive subterranean competitor, Coptotermes acinaciformis, to avoid contact with it, according to scientists from CSIRO Entomology and the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

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Exposure to carbon monoxide, even at levels well below national limits, is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for the elderly with heart problems, according to a study published today in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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