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ED-based HCV screening found feasible, linkage low
BOSTON – Among patients with homes, linkage to care was 59%, compared with 20% for patients who were homeless.
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The TWILIGHT of aspirin post-PCI for ACS?
PHILADELPHIA –
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Children may develop prolonged headache after concussion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Headache after pediatric concussion may present as migraine, chronic daily headache, tension-type...
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GALILEO, GALILEO 4D: Mixed results in post-TAVR anticoagulation
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ISCHEMIA trial hailed as practice changing
PHILADELPHIA – The largest-ever RCT of initial invasive versus conservative management of stable ischemic heart disease makes waves.
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Stroke is diagnosed in about one-fifth of children with strokelike symptoms
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Data are consistent with previous literature and underscore the importance of early recognition...
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Kratom: Botanical with opiate-like effects increasingly blamed for liver injury
BOSTON – Kratom-associated liver damage involves a mixed pattern of hepatocellular and cholestatic injury.
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Smokers with PE have higher rate of hospital readmission
NEW ORLEANS – The rate of readmission within 30 days was significantly higher among PE patients with tobacco...
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Transcatheter TR repair tops medical management
SAN FRANCISCO – Fewer rehospitalizations and deaths occurred at 12 months.
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Low LDL-C and blood pressure can reduce lifetime CVD risk by 80%
PARIS – The effects were seen in those with genetic variants linked with low LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure.
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CVD risk in black SLE patients 18 times higher than in whites
ATLANTA – “This study [identifies] a population that needs more attention, more targeted CVD prevention,” presenter Dr. Shivani Garg said.