High variability in metabolic measures may up mortality

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(HealthDay)—High variability in metabolic parameters is associated with increased risk for mortality and cardiovascular events, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Circulation. Mee Kyoung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul, and colleagues used nationally representative data from the Korean National Health Insurance System for 6,748,773 people who were free of diabetes mellitus, […]

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Depression-heart rate variability link is bidirectional

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(HealthDay)—There is a bidirectional association between depression and heart rate variability (HRV), according to a study published online May 16 in JAMA Psychiatry. Minxuan Huang, Sc.M., from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the temporal association between depression and HRV in a longitudinal study, with baseline assessments from March 2002 to March 2006 […]

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