Cardiology
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Adult congenital heart disease guideline gets 10-year update, new classification system
Clinical
Larger vegetation size associated with increased risk of embolism and mortality in infective endocarditis
In patients with infective endocarditis, does a vegetation size greater than 10 mm impart a greater embolic risk?
Clinical
Catheter ablation of AF in patients with heart failure decreases mortality and HF admissions
How does ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) compare with medical therapy for patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection...
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Ten tips for managing patients with both heart failure and COPD
Diagnose them early, treat them early, and build a team of experts and support services with the patients.
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Epinephrine for cardiac arrest: Better survival, more brain damage
PARAMEDIC2 clears uncertainties in treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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New hypertension guidelines would add 15.6 million new diagnoses
A new analysis estimates that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines would add 15 million Americans to the ranks of the hypertensives,...
Clinical
Rebleeding and mortality after lower-GI bleeding in patients taking antiplatelets or anticoagulants
Clinical question: Is there a difference in lower GI rebleeding risk in patients on antiplatelet medications versus those on...
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Alteplase, aspirin provide similar functional outcomes after nondisabling stroke
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DOACs’ safety affirmed in real-world setting
Direct oral anticoagulants were linked with lower bleeding risk, regardless of reason for use. One shone brightest.
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New look at ATLAS suggests rivaroxaban may still have role in ACS
A reanalysis of the ATLAS ACS 2-TIMI 51 trial separated fatal and nonfatal events.