Acute Coronary Syndromes
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Coordinated regional STEMI care delivers dividends
Key clinical point: Organizing regional STEMI care results in significant improvements in the percentage of patients achieving national...
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Prehospital epinephrine tied to lower neurologically intact survival
Key clinical point: Use of epinephrine during resuscitation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with lower neurologically intact...
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Pushing LDL below 25 mg/dL with alirocumab safe ‘so far’
Key clinical point: LDL cholesterol levels below 25 mg/dL induced by a superpotent investigational lipid-lowering agent appear to be safe through...
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Oxygen may make STEMI worse
Key clinical point: Supplemental oxygen therapy in normoxic patients with STEMI was associated with larger infarct size and more recurrent MIs and...
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Heart attack survival better with basic vs. advanced life support
Key clinical point: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests result in better survival with basic life support. Major finding: Survival to discharge was 13...
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VIDEO: Bioabsorbable polymer stents offer improved deliverability
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VIDEO: Study reignites dental antibiotic prophylaxis controversy
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No difference between losartan and atenolol treatments for aortic-root dilation
Key clinical point: No significant difference in aortic-root dilation was found in children and young adults with Marfan’s syndrome treated with...
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VIDEO: End of the road for aspirin in primary prevention?
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IMPROVE-IT: Ezetimibe/simvastatin further reduces cardiovascular events
Key clinical point: Combined therapy with ezetimibe and simvastatin reduces cardiovascular events more than simvastatin alone in high-risk...