Cardiology
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ACCORD: Younger, not older, age linked to higher cardiovascular death rates
Major finding: Patients under age 65 (HR, 1.17) but not those aged 65 years and older (HR, 0.97) were more likely to die from cardiovascular...
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Shorter antiplatelet therapy after stenting found noninferior
Major finding: The incidence at 12 months of a composite of adverse events was 6% in patients randomized to 3 months of DAPT and 5.8% in those...
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Sales of leukemia drug suspended because of treatment-associated vascular events
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Systemic sclerosis brings sharply increased MI risk
Major finding: The incidence rate of acute MI following diagnosis of systemic sclerosis was 20.2 events per 1,000 person-years, compared with 5.3...
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Obesity paradox may exist in hypertensive patients with diabetes
Major finding: The primary endpoint of major cardiovascular events was reached in 42 (15%) patients in the lowest BMI category (Q1), compared with...
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On heart failure and beta-blocker dosages
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Life-saving therapies could eliminate wait-list disparities
Major finding: Female gender was associated with a 10% increased risk of being removed from the waiting list due to death or being too sick during...
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Remote monitoring reduced death in advanced heart failure
Major finding: At 1-year, the mortality of home monitoring group was 3.4%, compared with 8.7% in patients receiving standard care (P = .004).Data...
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Hidradenitis suppurativa linked to metabolic syndrome
Major finding: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 40% in a cohort of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa compared with 13% in matched...
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Macitentan approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Bariatric surgery may prevent heart failure
Major finding: The incidence rate of heart failure during a median 15 years of prospective follow-up after bariatric surgery was 3.1 cases per 1,...