Cardiology
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Low-sodium DASH benefits increase with higher blood pressures
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – The higher the blood pressure, the more there is to gain from a low-sodium DASH diet.
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PCI outcomes not better at top-ranked hospitals
Reassuring results likely due to improved hospital procedures.
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Late-Breaking Science preview: Wednesday, Nov. 15
Wednesday at AHA is worth sticking around for, if you like innovation.
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Late-Breaking Science preview: Tuesday, Nov. 14
Antithrombotic therapy is the focus of the Late-Breaking Science 5 presentation.
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Late-Breaking Science preview: Monday, Nov. 13
Monday at AHA is packed with three Late-Breaking Science sessions, with many presentations providing new insights into blockbuster megatrials.
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Late-Breaking Science preview: Sunday, Nov. 12
AHA’s top abstract picks for Sunday focus on periprocedural dilemmas.
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Young adult HIV patients may be at increased risk of hypertension
HIV patients in their 20s are showing high-risk signs of hypertension.
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ORBITA: PCI no better than meds for stable angina
DENVER – ORBITA trial fails to show stenting benefit over optimal medical therapy in stable angina, but reactions to results are overblown.
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U.S. judge orders Philips to cease AED manufacturing
Devices are safe to use, Philips says.
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Cardiogenic shock boosts PAH readmissions 10-fold
Acute disorders played a key role in triggering hospital readmissions of pulmonary artery hypertension patients, in an analysis of U.S. national...
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Atrial fibrillation boosts VTE risk
BARCELONA – Study shows women face higher and more persistent risk.