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Even small changes in fitness tied to lower mortality risk
Small changes in cardiorespiratory fitness may have a big impact on health and mortality risk.
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Concussion burden tied to later hypertension in football players
A new study suggests ‘that repetitive early-life brain injury may have later-life implications for cardiovascular health.’
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Cardiac issues twice as likely with COVID plus high troponin
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high troponin levels were twice as likely to have cardiac abnormalities due to diverse causes in a large U.K....
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Acute cardiac events common during COVID hospitalization
“We expected to see acute cardiac events occurring among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 but were surprised by how frequently they occurred.”
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Little evidence to support lasers for ‘vaginal rejuvenation’
Women who undergo laser treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause, urinary incontinence, or vaginal rejuvenation may not receive a proper...
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Similar brain atrophy in obesity and Alzheimer’s disease
The findings of a new study suggest that managing excess weight might slow cognitive decline and lower the risk for AD.
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Long QT syndrome overdiagnosis persists
Five ‘diagnostic miscues’ underlie overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome, which can profoundly affect patients’ quality of life.
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High HDL-C levels linked to increased fracture risk
High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with a higher risk for fracture among older adults, a cohort study suggests.
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Patients with COPD at higher risk of death 1 year after surgery
Frailty, cancer, and procedure type were factors that modified the association between COPD and outcomes.
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Canadian guidance recommends reducing alcohol consumption
Consuming no drinks per week has benefits.
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Simulation-based training effective for transesophageal echo
Cardiology fellows who learned transesophageal echocardiography using simulations scored higher on both theoretical and practical tests than those...
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Pandemic may be limiting ED access for sexual assault
As the COVID-19 pandemic continued, ‘we became increasingly concerned about limited health care access for survivors of sexual assault,’ said the...
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Does EPA lower CV risk? REDUCE-IT revisited
A prescription product consisting of a “highly purified” form of the omega-3 acid eicosapentaenoic acid, was heralded in 2018 as ushering in “the...
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Frail ADHF patients benefit more from early rehab
Patients with acute decompensated heart failure who were frail at baseline benefited more from early targeted physical rehabilitation than those...
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Genetic test identifies parental source of cancer variant
Directing cascade genetic testing to one side of the family could speed time to diagnosis of more carriers.