Acute Coronary Syndromes
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Nurses’ cohort study: Endometriosis elevates stroke risk
Cohort study links endometriosis to an increased lifetime stroke risk.
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Overly tight sodium restriction may worsen HFpEF outcomes
Results of a new TOPCAT analysis point to the need to determine the optimal salt restriction range for patients with heart failure with preserved...
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PCOS ups risk of heart complications during delivery period
“These women may seek out a gynecologist because of the symptoms ... but along with that should come counseling of the long-term cardiovascular...
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New AHA checklist: Only one in five adults has optimal heart health
The U.S. population is well below optimal levels of cardiovascular health, according to the first study of the AHA’s new Life’s Essential 8 CV...
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Heart attack care not equal for women and people of color
Over time, even with improvements across the board in care, women and people of color wait longer for treatment of myocardial infarction than...
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New biomarker data add to concerns over REDUCE-IT trial
The findings reignite concerns that the benefit shown with icosapent ethyl might have been related to harms caused by the placebo.
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Nordic walking bests other workouts on functional outcome in CVD
A small, randomized trial showed better improvement on the 6-minute walk test versus high-intensity interval training or moderate to vigorous...
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Early cardiac rehab as effective as later start after sternotomy
Cardiac rehabilitation can start 2 weeks after sternotomy rather than waiting the usual 6 weeks, a randomized noninferiority trial suggests.
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Cardiologists concerned for patient safety after abortion ruling
Clinicians in many U.S. states are in uncharted territory with the country’s new patchwork of abortion legality, but some specialties may feel the...
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Women benefit but lag behind in intracoronary imaging in PCI
Despite guideline recommendations advocating for intracoronary imaging, adoption in women is actually slowing.
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Add AFib to noncardiac surgery risk evaluation: New support
Preexisting atrial fibrillation should again be part of pre–noncardiac surgery cardiac risk assessment, argues a new report.