Cardiology
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AHA statement on statin risks, app that diagnoses STEMI, and more
Listen in to the latest Cardiocast for the week’s news.
From the Journals
AHA: Statins associated with high degree of safety
Rumors of statins’ adverse side effects are greatly exaggerated.
Conference Coverage
Study investigates statin-diabetes link
Complete results are expected by the end of 2019.
Conference Coverage
Should metabolic syndrome be renamed circadian syndrome?
Cluster of conditions “is now the main driver of the global chronic disease epidemic and its health burden,” expert says.
Conference Coverage
Acute stroke thrombolysis worked safely despite GI bleed or malignancy
CHICAGO – Current guidelines contraindicate acute stroke thrombolysis in patients with GI bleed or malignancy, but a new analysis suggests it’s...
Conference Coverage
Combined novel risk factors raise coronary event rates
CHICAGO – Study finds elevated lipoprotein(a) levels plus a family history of coronary heart disease significantly increases risk of coronary...
News
The end of aspirin for primary prevention
Conference Coverage
People with HIV still at increased cardiovascular risk
CHICAGO – Even in a recent era of antiretroviral therapy, U.S. people with HIV had a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease events.
From the Journals
Visual representation of atherosclerosis helps reduce cardiovascular risk
Showing patients a pictorial representation of atherosclerosis resulted in reduced cardiovascular disease risk after 1 year.
Conference Coverage
TRED-HF: Despite recovery, dilated cardiomyopathy returns after halting HF drugs
CHICAGO – Study shows high heart failure relapse rate following medication withdrawal.
PURLs
What’s the best treatment setting for stable PE patients?
The answer seems to be the outpatient setting. Here’s why.