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Light physical activity lowers CVD risk in older women
Doing more light activity is good for the hearts of older women.
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New LDL-lowering drug under FDA review
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Bempedoic acid safely dropped LDL, now seeks FDA approval
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MI, strokes spike during 30 days after cancer diagnosis
HONOLULU – During the first 30 days after a cancer diagnosis, the incidence of an MI or stroke jumped nearly 500%.
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Newer antihyperglycemic drugs have distinctive CV, kidney benefits
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs have different effects on cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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How do these 3 diabetes agents compare in reducing mortality?
A meta-analysis reveals that there may be advantages associated with SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists that are not associated with DPP-4...
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Forget what you learned about infective endocarditis
Also in Cardiocast: Big Pharma says it can’t drop drug list prices alone.
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Poor COPD management might increase MI risk in HIV
SEATTLE – Underuse of long-acting inhalers is an issue.
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Glyceryl trinitrate does not improve outcomes of ischemic stroke
HONOLULU – Although treatment reduced blood pressure, it did not reduce disability at 90 days, compared with sham....
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Individual pediatric hypertension trials support personalized care
The preferred medication for hypertensive children varied in single-patient studies.
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Infective endocarditis isn’t what it used to be