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October 2011 references and further reading

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Blood vessel disease linked to dementia

Gorelick PB, Scuteri A, Black SE, Decarli C, Greenberg SM, Iadecola C, Launer LJ, Laurent S, Lopez OL, Nyenhuis D, Petersen RC, Schneider JA, Tzourio C, Arnett DK, Bennett DA, Chui HC, Higashida RT, Lindquist R, Nilsson PM, Roman GC, Sellke FW, Seshadri S. Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Stroke 2011.

Angioplasty via wrist artery safe, effective

Jolly SS, Yusuf S, Cairns J, Niemela K, Xavier D, Widimsky P, Budaj A, Niemela M, Valentin V, Lewis BS, Avezum A, Steg PG, Rao SV, Gao P, Afzal R, Joyner CD, Chrolavicius S, Mehta SR. Radial versus femoral access for coronary angiography and intervention in patients with acute coronary syndromes (RIVAL): a randomised, parallel group, multicentre trial. Lancet 2011; 377:1409-20.

More to the story than alcohol = heart protection

Brien SE, Ronksley PE, Turner BJ, Mukamal KJ, Ghali WA. Effect of alcohol consumption on biological markers associated with risk of coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies. BMJ 2011; 342:d636.

Ronksley PE, Brien SE, Turner BJ, Mukamal KJ, Ghali WA. Association of alcohol consumption with selected cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2011; 342:d671.

Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Nature trumps nurture for heart disease

Sundquist K, Winkleby M, Li X, Ji J, Hemminki K, Sundquist J. Familiar transmission of coronary heart disease: A cohort study of 80,214 Swedish adoptees linked to their biological and adoptive parents. American Heart Journal 2011; 162:317-23.

Water exercise safe for troubled hearts

Teffaha D, Mourot L, Vernochet P, Ounissi F, Regnard J, Monpere C, Dugue B. Relevance of water gymnastics in rehabilitation programs in patients with chronic heart failure or coronary artery disease with normal left ventricular function. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2011; 17:676-83.

Repeat "zaps" often needed to stop atrial fibrillation

Winkle RA, Mead RH, Engel G, Patrawala RA. Long-term results of atrial fibrillation ablation: The importance of all initial ablation failures undergoing a repeat ablation. American Heart Journal 2011; 162:193-200.