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Angiotensin II may improve vasopressors’ efficacy
June 14, 2017
Adding a certain hormone could strengthen treatment options for vasodilatory shock patients.
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Assessing the risks associated with MRI patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator
June 13, 2017
What are the risks of nonthoracic MRI in patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) who are not preapproved by the Food and Drug Administration for MRI scanning?
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Atrial fibrillation blunts beta-blockers for HFrEF
June 11, 2017
Do beta-blockers alter mortality in HFrEF with atrial fib??
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Low-dose aspirin bests dual-antiplatelet therapy in TAVR
June 8, 2017
PARIS – ARTE trial is hailed as practice changing.
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A prescription for heart failure success: Change the name
June 5, 2017
PARIS – This condition’s very name dooms it to failure. Dr. Lynne Warner Stevenson has some ideas to fix that.
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Spironolactone’s HFpEF benefit happens mostly in women
May 26, 2017
PARIS – What a new TOPCAT analysis reveals about sex differences in HFpEF
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Infections up the risk for pregnancy-associated stroke in preeclampsia
May 25, 2017
A study in a diverse population of pregnant women with preeclampsia has identified several risk factors for pregnancy-associated stroke.
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Consider switch to clopidogrel for DAPT early post ACS
May 20, 2017
PARIS – TOPIC trial provides new evidence-based DAPT strategy.
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New heart failure guidelines prioritize prevention
May 18, 2017
The latest update to U.S. guidelines for heart failure management, released at the end of April , puts unprecedented emphasis on heart failure prevention and also shines a brighter light on patients at risk for developing heart failure – people with hypertension, diabetes, or coronary arte...
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Oral iron of no benefit in heart failure with iron deficiency
May 16, 2017
High-dose oral iron therapy doesn’t improve exercise capacity in the estimated 50% of patients with symptomatic heart failure who also have iron deficiency, according to a report published online May 16 in JAMA.Iron deficiency in patients with HF, regardless of their hemoglobin status, is ...
