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Is This Cardiac Measure the Best Predictor of Early Death?

A simple measurement — the cardiorespiratory optimal point (COP) — could predict how long someone will live or the severity of their heart failure,

The COP is a measure of the minimum number of liters of air during breathing required to move one liter of oxygen through the bloodstream. The lower the COP the better, because this means that someone is working less strenuously than someone else to transport the same amount of oxygen, denoting a more efficient interaction between their heart and lungs.

Zdroj: Is This Cardiac Measure the Best Predictor of Early Death?

Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk for Early Colorectal Cancer

The study confirms evidence from 30 years of research that suggests regular aspirin use reduces cancer risk. In patients with Lynch syndrome, the CAPP2 study showed that aspirin has a protective effect against colorectal cancer at 20 years follow-up. While emerging data have suggested that aspirin use may reduce later-onset colorectal cancer, it was not known if regular aspirin and NSAID use are associated with diminished risk of early-onset conventional adenomas, and especially the high-risk adenomas conf

Zdroj: Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk for Early Colorectal Cancer