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Quality gap in atrial fibrillation care significant
Major finding: A total of 36% of patients with a CHADS2 score of 5, and 41.2% with a score of 6 left the hospital without medications to prevent...
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No improvements in left ventricular function with metformin after myocardial infarction
Major finding: Treatment with metformin after STEMI had no significant impact on LVEF or on the incidence of major cardiac events in nondiabetic...
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Neither perioperative aspirin nor clonidine prevents MI
Major finding: The primary outcome of death or MI occurred in 7% of the aspirin group and 7.1% of the placebo group, a nonsignificant difference;...
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Ineffective renal denervation blamed for trial’s failure
Major finding: Renal denervation produced an average 14 mm Hg drop in systolic blood pressure, compared with an average 12 mm Hg decline in...
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'Revolutionary' LDL lowering shown in evolocumab phase III trials
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ARB, ACE inhibitor at discharge curb heart failure readmissions
Major finding: Heart failure patients discharged on an ARB or ACE inhibitor had half the 30-day heart failure readmissions rate of those who were...
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VIDEO: Old, reliable drugs cut heart failure readmissions
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Aleglitazar failed to reduce cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes
Major finding: Aleglitazar failed to improve cardiovascular outcomes when compared with placebo and was linked with an increased risk of adverse...
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Survival after TAVR superior to surgery in high-risk aortic stenosis patients
Major finding: All-cause mortality was 14.2% among high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis 1 year after TAVR with a self-expanding aortic...