Cardiology
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Broken heart syndrome: on the rise, especially in women 50-74
New research from Cedars-Sinai suggests that broken heart syndrome is not as rare as once thought.
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Estimating insulin resistance may help predict stroke, death in T2D
The estimated glucose disposal rate may be useful way to determine first stroke risk in type 2 diabetes.
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Monotherapy for nonvalvular A-fib with stable CAD?
A meta-analysis found oral anticoagulant (OAC) monotherapy provided efficacy comparable to OAC plus single antiplatelet therapy—with lower...
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No benefit from lower temps for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The results “do not support the use of moderate therapeutic hypothermia to improve neurologic outcomes in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital...
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Preterm delivery raises lifetime hypertension risk
Hypertension risk was significantly higher 10 years after preterm delivery and remained elevated up to 43 years.
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AHA: Quality of STEMI care has stalled, needs improvement
A new American Heart Association policy statement recommends actions to improve care for people who have ST-segment elevation MI.
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Paper linking COVID-19 vaccines to myocarditis is temporarily removed without explanation
Elsevier has temporarily removed more than 100 papers since 2005, by our count. The papers are often reinstated without any mention of why the...
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Lupin recalls irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide/irbesartan tablets
The voluntary nationwide recall was prompted by a possible impurity and affects all batches of the antihypertensive tablets.
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Study points to ideal age for CAC testing in young adults
Although a robust predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, few data are available on coronary artery calcium testing in younger adults...
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New FDA guidance aims to cut sodium in processed foods
Targets seek to decrease average sodium intake from approximately 3,400 mg/day to 3,000 mg/day over the next 2.5 years.
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Omega-3s tame inflammation in elderly COVID-19 patients
Those who received an intravenous infusion had significant decreases from baseline to end of treatment in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.