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Insulin Resistance and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women: A Cohort Study From the Women's Health Initiative Original Articles
Conclusions— Measures of insulin resistance were no longer associated with CVD risk after adjustment for high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and did not provide independent prognostic information in postmenopausal women without diabetes mellitus. Clinical Trial Registration Information— URL: http://www.clinicaltrial.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00000611.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - May 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Schmiegelow, M. D., Hedlin, H., Stefanick, M. L., Mackey, R. H., Allison, M., Martin, L. W., Robinson, J. G., Hlatky, M. A. Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Risk Factors, Acute myocardial infarction, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Epidemiology Original Articles Source Type: research

Age-Specific Performance of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index for Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Elective Noncardiac Surgery Original Articles
Conclusions— In a nationwide unselected cohort, the performance of the RCRI was similar to that of the original cohort. Having ≥1 risk factor was of moderate sensitivity, but high negative predictive value for all ages.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - January 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Andersson, C., Wissenberg, M., Jorgensen, M. E., Hlatky, M. A., Merie, C., Jensen, P. F., Gislason, G. H., Kober, L., Torp-Pedersen, C. Tags: Other diagnostic testing Original Articles Source Type: research