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Can Salt Stir the Pot? Sodium’s Effect on Heart Failure Clinical Outcomes
April 1, 2025
Clinical question: Is there an association between baseline dietary sodium intake and clinical outcomes in heart failure? Background: Dietary sodium restriction is common advice for patients with...
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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Apixaban, Rivaroxaban, and Warfarin in Patients with Cirrhosis and AF
March 4, 2025
Clinical question: What is the effectiveness and safety of apixaban, rivaroxaban, and warfarin in patients with cirrhosis and atrial fibrillation? Background: The use of direct oral anticoagulants...
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Finerenone Reduces HF Events in Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction
March 4, 2025
Clinical question: Does finerenone improve outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction? Background: Steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor...
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Empagliflozin After Acute Myocardial Infarction
March 4, 2025
Clinical question: Does empagliflozin improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction? Background: Studies have shown that empagliflozin improves...
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Safety of Diltiazem in Patients Taking Apixaban or Rivaroxaban
March 4, 2025
Clinical question: Does diltiazem increase the risk of major bleeding in patients on apixaban or rivaroxaban? Background: Diltiazem is a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor and a mild P-glycoprotein inhibitor....
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Coding Corner: Talk the Talk, Bill the Bill: Navigating Advance Care Discussion Billing
January 1, 2025
A 75-year-old woman with a previous medical history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and lung cancer was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and...
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Empagliflozin After Acute Myocardial Infarction (EMPACT-MI)
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does starting empagliflozin for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and new onset systolic heart failure (HF) or congestive symptoms reduce the risk of first...
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Higher Rates of Major Hemorrhage with Rivaroxaban and Warfarin
December 2, 2024
Clinical question: How effective and safe are apixaban versus rivaroxaban versus warfarin in patients with cirrhosis and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF)? Background: Apixaban, rivaroxaban, and...
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Detectable MNPs in Carotid Artery Plaques Are Associated with a Higher Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, or Death
December 2, 2024
Clinical question: Do patients with carotid artery plaque containing detectable microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) have a higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death? Background:...
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Improving HF Outcomes in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: The Role of Semaglutide
December 2, 2024
Clinical question: Does semaglutide improve heart failure (HF) symptoms in patients with obesity-related HF and type 2 diabetes? Background: Obesity-related HF and type 2 diabetes are prevalent...