Cardiology
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ECG screening of young athletes doesn’t trigger anxiety
Major finding: Precompetition cardiac screening of high school athletes via 12-lead ECG, history, and physical exam did not result in excessive...
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Apixiban for VTE reduces subsequent hospitalizations
Major finding: Patients whose acute venous thromboembolism was treated with 6 months of apixaban were 21% less likely to have another...
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Complication rates decline among diabetes patients
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Marriage protects against vascular disease
Major finding: Married men under age 50 years were 14.4% less likely than their single counterparts were to have vascular disease, and married...
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When low HDL means ‘no sweat’
Major finding: Adults with low HDL cholesterol coupled with an LDL cholesterol below 100 mg/dL and a triglyceride level below 100 mg/dL had a very...
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Life partner provides better heart failure outcomes
Major finding: Having a current life partner was independently associated with a 12% reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality or...
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Insertable monitor reveals AF in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients
Major finding: Newly detected atrial fibrillation was identified in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients with an insertable cardiac monitor during...
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Diet, exercise in prediabetes may prevent long-term progression and mortality
Major finding: At 23-year follow-up, the intervention group had a 41% lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, a 29% lower risk of all-...
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Intervention manages cardiac patients with depression, anxiety
Major finding: Patients in the intervention group showed a significantly greater improvement than did those who received usual care in the primary...
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Post-MI beta-blockers: Less is more
Major finding: Patients discharged post MI on a beta-blocker at roughly 25% of the target dose – which was established as conferring a survival...
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ACC/AHA cardiovascular risk equations get a thumbs-up
Major finding: The controversial cardiovascular risk equations at the heart of the latest ACC/AHA risk-assessment guidelines turned in a moderate...