Cardiology
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Lipidologists welcome bempedoic acid as new lipid-lowering option
Experts see a circumscribed but useful role for the first new class of oral lipid-lowering drug since ezetimibe in 2002.
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Study implicates gut bacteria in PAH
Researchers have identified a specific gut microbiome profile that is highly predictive of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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New lipid-lowering drug earns FDA approval
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Shingles vaccine linked to lower stroke risk
Data from a large Medicare database showed a 20% decrease in stroke risk among adults who received the shingles vaccine.
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Heart disease risk rises with gut metabolite linked to red meat
Increases in trimethylamine N-oxide over 10 years were significantly tied to increased CHD risk in otherwise healthy women.
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ACC issues guidance on cardiac implications of coronavirus
The document provides information on the potential cardiac implications from analog viral respiratory pandemics and offers early clinical guidance...
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Exercise PH poised for comeback as new definition takes hold
What matters is the slope of pulmonary artery pressure to cardiac output.
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Tools for preventing heart failure
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “There will be more than 1 million new cases of heart failure this year, and the vast majority of them could have been prevented...
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Myth busting: Sudden cardiac death in athletes
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is NOT the No. 1 cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
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How much exercise is needed for maximum heart benefit?
SNOWMASS, COLO. – It’s a lot less than you may think.
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Home BP now a class Ia recommendation, with good reason
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Home blood pressure monitoring helps empower hypertensive patients to take control of their disease.