Cardiology
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Novel treatment strategy to reduce infarct size in STEMI
ROME – Early use of N-acetylcysteine with glyceryl trinitrate resulted in reduced myocardial infarct size in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI...
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Major depressive disorder increases acute MI risk in HIV
Key clinical point: Major depressive disorder is associated with a significant increase in the risk of acute myocardial infarction in adults...
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VIDEO: NOACs cut intracranial bleeds in real-world atrial fib patients
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VIDEO: Varenicline underused for smoking cessation
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AHA: Limit children’s added sugar intake to 25 g/day
Key clinical point: The American Heart Association has recommended that children consume no more than 25 grams of added sugar per day and that...
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Inadequate diversity snags hypertrophic cardiomyopathy genetic linkages
Key clinical point: Five high-frequency genetic variants that collectively had been linked to 74% of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cases are...
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Can anesthesia in infants affect IQ scores?
Key clinical point: Volatile inhaled anesthesia may affect neurodevelopment in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Major finding:...
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Gallstone disease boosts heart disease risk
Individuals with a history of gallstone disease are 23% more likely to develop coronary heart disease later in life.
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Ankylosing spondylitis patients develop multiple comorbidities after diagnosis
Key clinical point: In the 3 years after initial ankylosing spondylitis diagnosis, the incidence of several comorbidities rises significantly...
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PCSK9 inhibitors flunk cost-effectiveness test
Key clinical point: PSCK9 inhibitors are not cost-effective for patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerotic...
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Solid INRs on warfarin don’t predict future stability
Six months of stable INRs while on warfarin therapy doesn’t predict continued INR stability.