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Therapeutic hypothermia called biggest recent advance in cardiac arrest
The success of hypothermia following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in preventing anoxic brain damage strengthens the case for creating regional...
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Heightened emphasis on sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors
A history of any form of elevated blood pressure in pregnancy has become a key part of cardiovascular risk assessment in women.
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Ischemic mitral regurgitation: valve repair vs. replacement
RCT supports more liberal use of surgical mitral valve replacement.
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How to use two new game-changing heart failure drugs
Ivabradine and sacubitril/valsartan boost key outcomes in heart failure beyond what’s obtainable with current guideline-directed medical therapy...
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Warfarin is best for anticoagulation in prosthetic heart valve pregnancies
Guidelines now recommend warfarin throughout pregnancy as the preferred anticoagulation strategy in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves,...
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Acupressure improves persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors
Acupressure is an easily learned, effective method for self-treatment of persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Who should get an ICD?
New tools are available to help in deciding which hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients ought to get an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for...
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Experts say abandon aspirin for stroke prevention in atrial fib
Aspirin does not protect against stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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A call for definitive trial of statins in breast cancer
Observational evidence from studies with large patient numbers suggests statin therapy during treatment for breast cancer may protect against...
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New-onset AF during hospitalization is more lethal in women
New-onset atrial fibrillation has a higher associated in-hospital mortality in women than in men, suggesting a potential quality of care issue.
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New-onset AF During Hospitalization Is More Lethal in Women
Key clinical point: New-onset atrial fibrillation has a higher associated in-hospital mortality in women than in men, suggesting a potential...
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SABCS: Longer overnight fasting may reduce breast cancer recurrence risk
Lengthening the overnight fasting interval to at least 13 hours may be a novel, easily adoptable strategy to reduce breast cancer recurrence risk...
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AHA: Bariatric surgery slashes heart failure exacerbations
Bariatric surgery in obese patients with heart failure results in a dramatic reduction in ED visits and hospital admission for heart failure.
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AHA: Poor Real-world Adherence to NOACs
Key clinical point: Adherence to the novel oral anticoagulants by patients with atrial fibrillation is surprisingly poor outside the clinical...