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EASD: High A1C Linked to Elevated Dementia Risk in Patients With T2DM
Key clinical point: Lowering HbA1cand good general diabetes risk-factor control may help prevent dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes. Major...
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ESC: Further data indicate no excess heart failure risk with lixisenatide or sitagliptin
Key clinical point:Patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with lixisenatide or sitagliptin are at no greater risk for heart failure than if...
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ESC: Most heart failure patients’ rehospitalizations are for other reasons
Key clinical point: Hospital readmission in patients with heart failure is often a result of noncardiovascular causes, warranting a...
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ESC: Rivaroxaban safety highlighted in real-world setting
The factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban was associated with low rates of bleeding and stroke in two observational studies that included more than 45,...
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ESC: CERTITUDE casts doubt on defibrillator benefit in CRT
Key clinical point:There appears to be no survival benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator CRT-D over a pacemaker (CRT-P...
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ESC: Statins reduce postoperative noncardiac surgery event rates
Key clinical point: Statin therapy, given the week before a host of noncardiac surgical procedures, reduced the postoperative risk for death and...
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ESC: Celecoxib safety study may soothe cardio concerns
Nonselective NSAIDs weren’t significantly safer than celecoxib in arthritis patients without confirmed cardiovascular disease.
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ESC: Ticagrelor linked to less bypass-related bleeding
Ticagrelor was associated with fewer major bleeding complications compared with clopidogrel when stopped before revascularization surgery, in a...
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ESC: Lead-free pacemaker shows good safety, efficacy at 6 months
Key clinical point: The Nanostim leadless pacemaker showed good efficacy and safety in this observational study. Major finding: At 6 months, the...
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VIDEO: Young hypertensives: Cut back on the caffeine
More than three cups of coffee daily can up CV risk in young adults with untreated hypertension.
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Usual physiotherapy remains best approach in knee OA
Key clinical point: Usual physiotherapy care for knee osteoarthritis remains the standard for practice and is the most cost-effective option....
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Erosive hand disease likely ‘more severe form of OA’
Erosive hand osteoarthritis is probably a more severe form of the disease, rather than a separate clinical entity, a team of Norwegian researchers...
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EULAR: Intra-articular Traumeel and Zeel injections offer ‘favorable’ knee OA pain relief
Key clinical point: The degree of pain control achieved with the homeopathic product combination was consistent with that seen with other injected...