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Ultrafiltration Flops for Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome
Major Finding: Short- and longer-term outcomes were significantly worse in diuretic-responsive patients with acute decompensated heart failure and...
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ICDs' Role Remains Uncertain in CKD Patients
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Bleeding in Atrial Fib Inpatients Triples Hospitalization Costs
Major Finding: The adjusted mean cost of a hospital stay in patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation who experienced an...
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Polypill Improves Cardiovascular Health in UMPIRE
Major Finding: A polypill – a fixed-dose combination of four cardiovascular medications – substantially improved patient adherence and other end...
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Dark Chocolate Improves Heart Failure Markers ... Mmmm!
Major Finding: Daily consumption of a high-flavonol chocolate bar for 4 weeks by patients with chronic heart failure on optimal medical therapy...
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PCI Costs More Without Surgical Backup
Major Finding: The mean total cost of elective percutaneous intervention and subsequent cardiovascular hospital care during 9 months of follow-up...
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma Radiation Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
Major Finding: A minimum of 5 years after undergoing radiation therapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 26% of patients had occult cardiovascular disease....
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Dalcetrapib Boosts HDL Without Benefiting Patients
Major Finding: After a median 31 months, patients treated with dalcetrapib or placebo showed no significant difference in primary end point events...
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DPP-4 Inhibitors for Diabetes May Cut Cardiovascular Risk
Major Finding: Patients on a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor to treat their type 2 diabetes had a 49% reduction in the composite end point of...
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In Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiac Measures Improved After Pancreas Transplant
Major Finding: Cardiac morphology and function improved significantly after pancreas-only transplant: Posterior wall thickness and...
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New Door Opens for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Major Finding: Patients with systolic heart failure and heart block requiring pacing fared significantly better with biventricular pacing than...