Cardiology
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Having unmet social needs ups cardiovascular risk
WASHINGTON – Food and transportation for patients need to be addressed to help patients decrease their cardiovascular risks.
Conference Coverage
Updated systematic review of aspirin primary prevention shows benefits, risks
Clinical Inquiries
How effective is spironolactone for treating resistant hypertension?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Very effective. Spironolactone reduces systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 11 to 17 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)...
PURLs
A better approach to the diagnosis of PE
A simple diagnostic algorithm is all that’s needed to safely and effectively reduce our reliance on CT pulmonary angiography to diagnose PE.
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Medicaid expansion associated with lower cardiovascular mortality
Counties in states that expanded Medicaid coverage had a significantly smaller increase in cardiovascular mortality rates in middle-aged adults,...
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Lipoprotein(a) levels can guide CV risk assessment and treatment
High levels of Lp(a) are an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and could be used to guide risk assessment and...
News
FDA grants Priority Review to Vascepa for cardiovascular risk reduction
The Food and Drug Administration has granted a Priority Review to the supplemental new drug application for icosapent ethyl (Vascepa).
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Energy drinks increase BP and disrupt the heart’s electrical activity
Energy drinks prolong QT intervals up to 4 hours after consumption.
Guidelines
Cholesterol guideline: Risk assessment gets personal
A 2018 AHA/ACC document promotes “careful adherence to lifestyle recommendations at an early age [to] decrease the need for preventive drug...
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Diabetes, hypertension remission more prevalent in adolescents than adults after gastric bypass
However, their rate of abdominal reoperations was significantly higher than that of adults during a 5-year follow-up.
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BMI in male teens predicts cardiomyopathy risk
The hazard ratio for dilated cardiomyopathy in adulthood was 1.38 when adolescent body mass index was 22.5-25.0 kg/m2 – and rose to 8....