Cardiology
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AHA: Fewer than 1% of U.S. youth has ideal diet score
Major Finding: Less than half of adolescents achieved an ideal score in five or more of the seven cardiovascular health components measured in the...
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All glucocorticoids linked to increased risk of VTE
Major Finding: New use of systemic glucocorticoids was associated with the highest risk for VTE, with an estimated incidence rate ratio of 3.06,...
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Seizure risk substantial after pediatric intracerebral hemorrhage
Major finding: Twenty-four of 73 (33%) children and adolescents who had a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage experienced a remote symptomatic...
Clinical Inquiries
Should you test or treat pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related VTE?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN’T TEST, although you may want to treat your patient with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH).
Conference Coverage
U.S. post-PCI cardiac rehabilitation referrals lag
Major finding: During 2009-2011, 59% of all U.S. PCI patients received a discharge referral to cardiac rehabilitation.Data source: More than 1.4...
Conference Coverage
BNP screening effectively targets heart failure prevention
Major finding: BNP-driven referral to intensive preventive care cut heart failures and left ventricular dysfunctions 54%, compared with standard...
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One-year outcomes support emergency department CCTA
Major finding: Patients negative for coronary disease by CT angiography had a 0.2% rate of cardiac death or myocardial infarction at 1-year follow...
Conference Coverage
Digoxin linked to doubled mortality in atrial fib
Major finding: Newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients who received digoxin had twice the mortality of new a fib patients not on the drug....
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Is same-day discharge after PCI safe?
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Placental abruption a strong risk factor for long-term CVD death
Major finding: Compared with their counterparts who did not have a history of placental abruption, women who did had 4.8-fold higher odds of...