Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Vintage drug atop IV loop diuretics boosts decongestion in ADHF: ADVOR
Adding the IV drug to loop diuretics in the ADVOR trial improved decongestion success in volume-overloaded patients with acute decompensated heart...
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Dapagliflozin’s HFpEF benefit recasts heart failure treatment: DELIVER
Results from DELIVER made dapagliflozin the third SGLT2 inhibitor to benefit patients with HFpEF, cementing a new, ejection fraction–agnostic...
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Cannabis for pain linked to slight risk for arrhythmia
Results of a case-control study showed a small increase in various arrhythmias in chronic pain patients given a medical cannabis prescription,...
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TIME: CV events similar with evening or morning dose of BP meds
Despite a suggestion that evening dosing may be better, patients who took antihypertensive medication either evening or morning had similar...
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Sacubitril/valsartan shows cognitive safety in heart failure: PERSPECTIVE
Patients with heart failure on sacubitril/valsartan had no signal of cognitive decline, compared with controls in PERSPECTIVE, a prospective,...
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Secondary CV prevention benefit from polypill promises global health benefit
In older patients with a prior myocardial infarction, a three-drug polypill significantly reduced risk of CV events in the multinational SECURE...
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NSAIDs linked to heart failure risk in diabetes
A Danish case-crossover study found that NSAID use increased heart failure risks 50% in patients with diabetes.
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Barcelona beckons for first hybrid ESC Congress
Cardiologists have an in-person option again, with a full slate of sessions ahead for the 70th European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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One hour of walking per week may boost longevity for octogenarians
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality were significantly lower in older adults who walked for an hour each week vs. than their less active peers...
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Moms using frozen embryos carry higher hypertensive risk
“More investigation is needed to determine if this is caused by the way the uterus is readied for the embryo transfer or if it’s patient...
Commentary
‘Not their fault:’ Obesity warrants long-term management
"What we as providers really need is tools - different options - to be able to provide for our patients and basically present them with different...