Cardiology
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Yosprala offers aspirin mitigator for ulcer risk patients
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the aspirin/omeprazole combination drug Yosprala for patients who seek to prevent secondary...
News
A quarter of hypertensive Medicare enrollees are nonadherent
News
Four factors raise risk of post-TAVR endocarditis
Key clinical point: Four factors raise the risk that patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement will develop infective...
News
Smoking thickens LV wall, worsens function
Key clinical point: Current smoking was associated with higher left ventricular mass, a higher LV mass-to-volume ratio, and worse diastolic...
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Four-step screen IDs silent heart attack in type 2 diabetes
A four-component imaging/biomarker screen was highly accurate for identifying silent myocardial infarction among asymptomatic patients with type 2...
Conference Coverage
First-generation DES looking good at 10 years
ROME – The annual risks of ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization and stent thrombosis dropped significantly starting 5 years after...
News
Lowering LDL-C yields usual benefits in rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: Lowering LDL cholesterol yields the same cardiovascular benefits in rheumatoid arthritis patients as in the general population...
Conference Coverage
Ticagrelor slashes first stroke risk after MI
ROME – Ticagrelor reduced the risk of a first stroke by 25% in patients with a prior MI.
Commentary
Trials offer lessons despite negative primary endpoints
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High free T4 levels linked to sudden cardiac death
High levels of free thyroxine are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, even in euthyroid adults.