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Women have more complications with ICDs
Major finding: One year after receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, women were 91% more likely to develop a major complication and...
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Tools target readmissions after coronary events
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Low HDL, high LDL cholesterol linked to cerebral amyloidosis
Major finding: In a multiple regression model that adjusted for age and sex, lower HDL and higher LDL cholesterol were both associated with a...
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Lipid levels vary seasonally
Major finding: Mean LDL levels were 7 mg/dL higher, for an 8% increase in prevalence of high LDL (greater than130 mg/dL), in winter compared with...
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Strokes pop up post aortic valve surgery
Major Finding: A clinical stroke was detected in 34 patients (17%) undergoing aortic valve repair.Data Source: Prospective cohort study of 196...
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Handheld ultrasound outperforms cardiologist's physical exam
Major Finding: Handheld, point-of-care echocardiography proved far more accurate than did physical examination by cardiologists in the initial...
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Exercise ABI aids PAD risk stratification
Major finding: Mortality was 9% in patients with ABIs normal at rest and post exercise and 21% in patients with low rest and low postexercise ABI....
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Antidepressant-induced cardioprotection after event reverses with a vengeance
Major finding: Patients with persistent depression post acute coronary syndrome had a 77% reduction in death, MI, or unstable angina during the 6...
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Atrial fib symptoms milder but mortality higher in men
Major finding: Cardiovascular death in women with atrial fibrillation was 54% lower than affected men after adjustment for clinical differences....