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‘Worrisome’ rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children with epilepsy
These findings highlight the need to screen all children with epilepsy for psychiatric disorders.
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What to do when anticoagulation fails cancer patients
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Blood pressure treatment reduces bleeding in ICH
The management of blood pressure in ICH is complex. Timing, type of drug, and type of patient must be considered.
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Potential new option: 1-month DAPT post DES, then aspirin alone
The One-Month DAPT trial swapped aspirin monotherapy for prolonged P2Y12 inhibition.
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Marijuana use tied to repeat MI, stroke after percutaneous coronary intervention
“It is absolutely critical” that cardiologists and general providers screen patients for marijuana use, “either at the time of their MI or ideally...
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Stenotic lesion outcomes better if fractional flow reserve guides PCI
If managed by fractional flow reserve thresholds, stenotic lesion outcomes improve with or without intervention.
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Liver injury linked to COVID-19–related coagulopathy
Cells that line the liver’s blood vessels produce high levels of factor VIII, a coagulation factor, when they are exposed to interleukin-6, an...
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First SGLT1/2 inhibitor shows ‘spectacular’ phase 3 safety and efficacy in T2D
A pair of pivotal trials showed safety and efficacy for sotagliflozin for patients with type 2 diabetes, including novel benefits from an SGLT...
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Factor XI inhibitor–based anticoagulation strategies gain ground
“When we compare the FXI inhibitors with existing anticoagulants, we don’t necessarily want to go up against the DOACs.”
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Metapneumovirus infections clinically indistinguishable from flu, RSV
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Cardiac arrest in COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Survival is possible’
Results of new studies of in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest underline that, despite lower survival rates during the pandemic, rates are “not...