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Angiography can wait for cardiac arrest without ST-elevation
Results of the TOMAHAWK trial show that immediate transfer for angiography after out-of-hospital arrest without ST-segment elevation provided no...
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LOOP trial undercuts value of long-term continuous ECG screening for AFib
It may be that short bouts of AFib on long-term continuous monitoring aren’t worth seeking out just so anticoagulation can start, even in elderly...
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SSaSS: Salt substitute shows clear reduction in stroke, CV events, death
Switching from regular salt to a low-sodium salt substitute showed a reduction in stroke, cardiovascular events, and death, the new landmark SSaSS...
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MASTER DAPT: 1 month DAPT enough after high-bleeding-risk PCI
The study gives the first prospective randomized evidence for abbreviated dual antiplatelet therapy in this group of patients with high risk for...
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In all-comer approach, FFR adds no value to angiography: RIPCORD 2
Fractional flow reserve studies in all patients at time of angiography is not supported by the randomized RIPCORD 2 trial.
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‘High normal’ sodium, poor hydration linked to heart failure
Because a high-normal sodium level in midlife may predict future heart failure, patients should monitor hydration and clinicians should not assume...
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Coffee drinking in midlife tied to heart benefits
A new study found coffee consumption was linked to better heart structure and function, based on cardiac MRI findings and stroke and mortality...
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APAF-CRT: ‘Ablate and pace’ cuts mortality in narrow-QRS HF, permanent AFib
Heart block by ablation plus CRT emerged as far better than rate-control drug therapy for the trial’s narrow-QRS patients with severely...
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FIDELITY: Finerenone benefits patients with T2D across CKD spectrum
FIDELITY, a prespecified analysis of FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD, showed finerenone cuts event rates in patients with normal eGFR and albuminuria...
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Dapagliflozin in HFrEF may cut arrhythmias, sudden death: DAPA-HF
Response to the positive findings was tempered, however, by the post hoc nature of the analysis, choice of primary outcome, and inconsistencies...
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ICMs detect serious arrhythmias in high-risk post-MI patients: SMART-MI
In patients with modestly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction after MI, implantable monitors detect many times more arrhythmias than usual...