Heart Failure
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LVADs for Severe Heart Failure Gradually Take Hold
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Forgoing Defibrillation Testing at ICD Insertion Found to Be Safe
Major Finding: The annual incidence of the primary end point – sudden cardiac death or severe complications either periprocedurally or during...
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Exercise Cuts Depressive Symptoms in Heart Failure Patients
Major Finding: Mean scores on the BDI-II were modestly but significantly lower in 1,158 heart failure patients who exercised on a treadmill or...
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Fitness Curbs Mortality in Men With Diabetes
Major Finding: Among men with diabetes, physical fitness decreased mortality risk by 43% in those with (and by 41% in those without) left...
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2-D Echo Is Inadequate Cardiomyopathy Screen in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Major Finding: Compared with cardiac MRI, 2-D echocardiography had only a 25% sensitivity at identifying cardiomyopathy and a 75% false-negative...
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Studies Clash on Cardiac Effects of TKIs in Kidney Cancer
Major Finding: Whereas LVEF declines of 16% or greater from baseline were seen in 1.8%-2.3% of kidney cancer patients treated with sunitinib or...
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FDA Announces Recall of Cardiac Diagnostic Tests
Heart of the Matter
What's the Dose?
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ICDs' Mortality Benefit Persists Up to 12 Years
Major Finding: The 12-year all-cause mortality rate for patients randomized to ICD in the SCD-HeFT trial was 59%, compared with 64% for patients...
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Shift From Atrial Overdrive Pacing for AF Prevention Urged
Major Finding: Over 2.5 years of follow-up, there were no significant differences in time to atrial tachyarrhythmia or to a composite clinical end...
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Longer ICD Detection Window Reduces Inappropriate Shocks
Major Finding: The incidence rate ratio of ICD therapy (antitachycardia pacing or shocks) was 37% lower among patients with implantable...