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Canagliflozin falls short for primary CV prevention in T2DM
ANAHEIM, CALIF.: Protection from cardiovascular and renal events in the CANVAS program was confined to the secondary prevention setting.
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Patient instructions in surgery exceed recommended reading grade level
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Patient education literature should be written at the sixth- to eighth-grade level, but often misses the mark.
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AHA: Heart health helps optimize breast cancer outcomes
Cardiovascular health should be monitored at every step, from breast cancer diagnosis to after treatment.
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Ticagrelor may be superior to clopidogrel in poor metabolizers
LOS ANGELES – Combined with aspirin, ticagrelor led to better platelet outcomes than did clopidogrel, but clinical outcomes only trended toward an...
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Tenecteplase surpasses alteplase for thrombolysing acute ischemic stroke
LOS ANGELES – In a randomized study with 202 acute ischemic stroke patients, treatment with tenecteplase produced better reperfusion than did...
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Lipid variability predicts cardiovascular events, diabetes onset
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – High on-statin variability in triglycerides or LDL cholesterol is also predictive of incident diabetes.
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Fight statin phobia with hard facts
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The one legitimate concern isn’t even on patients’ radar.
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Expert advice for the corporate titans taking on health care
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. want to disrupt health care.
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Health care gets little attention in State of the Union address
It’s anyone’s guess as to how Mr. Trump might lower drug costs.
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Controversy surrounds calf vein thrombosis treatment
CHICAGO – Anticoagulation, filter, or surveillance? Large retrospective study provides answers.
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Late thrombectomy for stroke has low number needed to treat for benefit
LOS ANGELES – The number needed to treat varied according to the level of functional outcome achieved.