Cardiology
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BLOCK-HF published: Biventricular pacing aids certain heart failure patients
Major Finding: The rate of death from any cause, an urgent care visit for HF, or an increase of 15% or more in LV end-systolic volume index...
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Perioperative beta-blockers cut 30-day mortality, cardiac morbidity
Major finding: All-cause mortality at 30 days was significantly lower in high-risk patients who received perioperative beta-blockers than in those...
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Study suggests statin use decreases breast cancer mortality
Major finding: Women who took statins before a diagnosis of breast cancer were up to 67% less likely to die from their disease than were those who...
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Alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure
Major Finding: Among several alternative therapies for decreasing blood pressure, aerobic exercise and resistance training are the two with the...
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States differ in screening for congenital heart defects
Major finding: Of 71 Georgia hospitals surveyed, 22 (31%) were screening newborns for congenital heart defects, compared with 100% of the 8...
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Basing hypertension treatment on BMI
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GI-friendly aspirin combo aces phase III trials
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For hypertension, pair CPAP with weight loss
Major finding: Mean systolic blood pressure decreased by 14 mm Hg in the combination group at 24 weeks, compared with 7 mm Hg with weight loss...
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Women have more complications with ICDs
Major finding: One year after receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, women were 91% more likely to develop a major complication and...
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Tools target readmissions after coronary events
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Low HDL, high LDL cholesterol linked to cerebral amyloidosis
Major finding: In a multiple regression model that adjusted for age and sex, lower HDL and higher LDL cholesterol were both associated with a...