Cardiology
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How to prioritize CVD reduction in type 2 diabetes
The paradigm of treating patients with type 2 diabetes should shift from a narrow focus on hemoglobin A1c control.
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Heart attacks bring 12 weeks of higher stroke risk
During the 12 weeks following hospitalization for a myocardial infarction, patients had an elevated risk for a new-onset acute ischemic stroke.
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Cerebrospinal tract may help decide mild stroke treatment
The findings could help select patients for treatment with alteplase.
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Elderly at highest CV risk get short-statined
“Older patients who have ASCVD are actually the group at highest risk of events, yet they’re the least likely to receive a high-intensity statin...
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VIDEO: COMPASS shows stroke-clot aspiration noninferior to retrieval
LOS ANGELES – An initial strategy of clot aspiration was noninferior to initial clot removal with a stent retriever in a multicenter randomized...
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VIDEO: New stroke guideline embraces imaging-guided thrombectomy
The latest U.S. acute ischemic stroke guideline adopts imaging as the main thrombectomy eligibility criterion out to 24 hours after stroke onset...
From the Journals
EHR application doubles hypertension recognition rate
Computer tool helps physicians uncover this often unrecognized medical problem in teens.
From the Journals
Influenza: All that and MI too
Admissions for myocardial infarction spike after laboratory-confirmed flu infection.
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New hematologic, cardiovascular system link may have therapeutic implications
Early research sheds light on sex differences in thrombosis risk.
Pearl of the Month
Beware the COPD exacerbation
If a COPD patient has all the classic symptoms of an exacerbation, are there still other diagnoses to consider?
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Isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation: An emerging disease
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “This is something different. ... It doesn’t fit into any of the textbook categories.”