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DEFUSE 3: Thrombectomy time window broadens
LOS ANGELES – Results made it into guidelines released in the same session.
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Alex Azar confirmed as HHS Secretary
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee challenged Mr. Azar on drug prices and other issues.
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Influenza: All that and MI too
Admissions for myocardial infarction spike after laboratory-confirmed flu infection.
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New hematologic, cardiovascular system link may have therapeutic implications
Early research sheds light on sex differences in thrombosis risk.
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Major medical, insurance, health groups agree on pre-auth improvement areas
Major hospital and health insurance groups, along with the AMA and APhA, agree on a statement of areas where the prior authorization process can...
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Surgical LAA occlusion tops anticoagulation for AF thromboprotection
Same protection, less bleeding.
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Asymptomatic carotid in-stent restenosis? Think medical management
CHICAGO – Expert estimates it takes 27 years’ worth of reinterventions to prevent one stroke.
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Isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation: An emerging disease
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “This is something different. ... It doesn’t fit into any of the textbook categories.”
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HRS: Consider ablation for asymptomatic atrial fib
ORLANDO – The Heart Rhythm Society’s revised atrial fibrillation consensus statement said ablation of asymptomatic cases may be considered.
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HHS creates new religious freedoms division
The Trump administration has announced a new division within the U.S. Health & Human Services Department that aims to protect health care...
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Gastric bypass T2D benefit can fade over time
Do the benefits of bariatric surgery last?