Geriatrics
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AHA: Should BP targets be higher in asymptomatic aortic stenosis?
Key clinical point: Optimal blood pressures in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis appear to be significantly higher than those identified...
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WDC: Transition to adult diabetes care is tough on kids
Transitioning to adult diabetes care tripled the risk of hospital admissions for diabetic ketoacidosis, according to a Canadian study of 147...
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CTAD: Anti-tau vaccine demonstrated safety, immunogenicity in phase I study
Key clinical point: An anti-tau vaccine has been judged safe and will advance to phase II testing. Major finding: AADvac-1 induced a robust immune...
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WDC: Alogliptin promotes regression of carotid atherosclerosis in diabetic patients
Key clinical point: Alogliptin holds promise for reduction of atherosclerosis in diabetic patients who do not have clinical cardiovascular disease...
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BRCA1 may have an impact in Alzheimer’s disease
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ACR: Don’t be fooled by contaminated synovial fluid
Hold off on surgery in patients with presumed septic arthritis if they’re not otherwise too sick and their cultures don’t grow out a pathogenic...
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AHA: Spirometry identifies mortality risk in asymptomatic adults
Key clinical point: Measurement of low FEV1 or low FVC by spirometry identified people at increased mortality risk independent of their cardiac...
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AHA: Empagliflozin for T2D reduces heart failure endpoints
Empagliflozin is the first glucose-lowering medication ever shown to reduce heart failure hospitalizations or cardiovascular death in patients...
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Blood pressure above 140/80 worsens proteinuric diabetic kidney disease
Systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mm Hg were associated with worse renal outcomes in...
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AHA: Broadening evidence for CABG over PCI in diabetics
Key clinical point: New evidence reinforces CABG as preferred over PCI for revascularization in diabetic patients with multivessel CAD. Major...
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VIDEO: Monitoring helps only adherent heart failure patients
Key clinical point: Remote monitoring failed to reduce mortality or hospitalizations for all patients during the 180 days following heart failure...