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DOACs found safer than warfarin in the real world
A wearable ECG boosts atrial fibrillation detection, and more in this week’s MDedge Cardiocast.
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Meet the rare diabetes diagnosis that thrills patients
When appropriate, endocrinologists should test for rare monogenetic form, experts say.
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New hypertension guidelines would add 15.6 million new diagnoses
A new analysis estimates that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines would add 15 million Americans to the ranks of the hypertensives,...
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Algorithm shows promise in calculating CV risk in sleep apnea patients
BALTIMORE –
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Older black patients die sooner after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Patient and hospital treatment factors accounted for less than a third of the difference.
From the Journals
Obesity triples post-MI sudden cardiac death risk
The obesity paradox makes a showing in the risk of all-cause death.
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Firehawk: A new ‘workhorse’ DES
PARIS – Large European RCT has shown Firehawk is noninferior to Xience at 1 year.
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USPSTF: Insufficient evidence for ABI screening in asymptomatic adults
Evidence is lacking even in high-risk patients.
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What might Kavanaugh confirmation mean for ACA, abortion access?
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump on July 9.
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CANVAS data: Canagliflozin generally well tolerated up to 6.5 years
The longest-term safety data to date show that canagliflozin is generally well tolerated for up to 6.5 years in patients with T2DM and high CV...
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USPSTF: Nontraditional CVD risk factors not ready for prime time
Utility unproven, but experts make a case for one particular measure.