This week’s topics include mortality related to celiac disease, a new blood thinner, a lack of benefit related to implanted heart devices in women, and the hedgehog pathway and cancer.

Program notes:
0:36 Hedgehog pathway and cancer
1:30 Hedgehog inhibitor reduced cancer
2:32 Bench to bedside translation
3:02 Replacing coumidin
4:04 New blood thinner was effective and fewer side effects
4:30 Implantable defibrillators in women
5:30 Cardiovascular disease is very different in men and women
6:32 Association between celiac disease and death
7:30 Frequently undiagnosed due to vague symptoms
8:30 Would reducing inflammation help?
9:27 Mortality increase is modest
10:02 End

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