Cardiology
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Air pollution levels correlated with cardiorespiratory mortality, reduced life expectancy
Fine particulate matter pollution is associated with increased cardiorespiratory mortality, particularly in lower-income areas.
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Atherosclerotic disease risk persists decades after smoking cessation
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Exercise counters astronauts’ dizziness after space flight
Two hours of daily activity during space flight eliminated hypotension after landing.
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Systolic, diastolic BP each tied to adverse CV outcomes
Diastolic hypertension can’t be ignored, investigator says, though systolic ultimately has a larger impact.
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NOACs benefit early stage chronic kidney disease patients
NOACs reduced risk of several adverse events compared with VKAs in a meta-analysis of chronic kidney disease patients.
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Almost half of sudden cardiac deaths linked to prior silent MI
Almost half of individuals who died of sudden cardiac death had a myocardial scar at autopsy, indicating a prior silent MI.
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The costs and benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors & GLP-1 RAs
The price tags on these drugs are the biggest barrier to their use.
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Higher omega-3 fatty acid levels cut heart failure risk
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AASM hypopnea definition best for detecting OSA cases, study finds
SAN DIEGO – The findings suggests that use of a 4% oxygen desaturation requirement to identify patients with OSA is too stringent.
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Sleepiest OSA patients have worse CV outcomes
The findings suggest that excessively sleepy OSA patients are more likely to benefit from CPAP therapy in preventing CV disease.
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Risk of cardiac events jumps after COPD exacerbation
Acute COPD exacerbations are associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events in the 4 weeks after the exacerbation.