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Early PCSK9 inhibition in AMI yields plaque regression
‘Go early and go low’ is an expert’s response to the imaging results from PACMAN-AMI showing plaque reduction after AMI patients received...
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New HF guidelines feature ‘quad’ therapy, tweaked terminology
They include new generalist-friendly labels for the traditional but obscurely named four stages of HF that, it is hoped, will have wider reach and...
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Mavacamten controlled hypertrophic cardiomyopathy for over 1 year
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FAME 3 subanalysis adds twist to negative primary results
A quality of life subanalysis suggests PCI with fractional flow reserve might be preferred over CABG by at least some patients.
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POISE-3 backs wider use of tranexamic acid in noncardiac surgery
The antifibrinolytic agent significantly reduced the risk for bleeding in a wide array of major noncardiac surgeries, suggesting an expanded role...
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Low-sodium diet did not cut clinical events in heart failure trial
Reducing sodium intake did not lead to a reduction in death/hospitalization in ambulatory patients with heart failure in the SODIUM-HF study,...
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Calcium scores predict sudden-death risk in preclinical CAD
The findings strengthen the case for initial CAC imaging as a gatekeeper to further testing in some primary-prevention patients, researchers say...
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Cellulitis care costly from misdiagnosis, needless hospitalizations
“Cellulitis is misdiagnosed about one-third of the time, and that cost is very high,” reported Jennifer L. Adams, MD.
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‘Staggeringly high’ rates of psychiatric symptoms after COVID-19
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Different variants may cause different long COVID symptoms: Study
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Coffee drinking may cut heart disease risk, prolong survival
A third analysis showed that the benefits of the same level of coffee drinking were observed whether the coffee consumed was instant or brewed...