Cardiology
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Aspirin shows little benefit for primary prevention of vascular disease in diabetes
Is aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes worth the risk of adverse bleeding events?
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Severe OSA increases cardiovascular risk after surgery
General anesthetics, sedatives, and postoperative analgesics are potent respiratory depressants that relax the upper airway dilator muscles and...
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AFib screening cuts hospitalizations and ED visits
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SGLT2 inhibitors prevent HF hospitalization regardless of baseline LVEF
NEW ORLEANS – “At least in my mind, we have more than enough evidence at this point to say that SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in preventing heart...
Clinical
Quick Byte: Hope for HF patients
Device shows promise for heart failure patients.
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The search for a life-changing innovation
A new book documents the decades-long pursuit of an artificial heart.
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Single-center study outlines stroke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular AFib patients
PHILADELPHIA –Rivaroxaban was more often than other DOACs associated with events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients, based on a small...
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Long-term antibiotic use may heighten stroke, CHD risk
Among middle-aged and older women, 2 or more months’ exposure to antibiotics is associated with an increased likelihood of cardiovascular disease...
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Epinephrine linked with more refractory cardiogenic shock after acute MI
Is there a difference in safety and efficacy when using epinephrine versus norepinephrine for cardiogenic shock after successful reperfusion in...
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Poor response to statins hikes risk of cardiovascular events
Patients with better outcomes were more likely to have initiated therapy with a more potent drug.