Geriatrics
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AHA: Coronary calcium personalizes ACC/AHA risk calculator
Key clinical point: Measuring coronary artery calcium provides added value in refining the 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk,...
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ACR: Infection risk with DMARDs doesn’t change with age of RA onset
Key clinical point: Patients with older onset RA can be safely treated with biologics. Major finding: There was no significant difference in...
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AHA: PCI renal complications keep climbing
Renal complication rates in Medicare patients undergoing PCI continue to rise dramatically.
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ACR: Don’t give pneumococcal vaccine to CAPS, Behçet’s patients
Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger severe local and systemic inflammatory reactions in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes,...
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VIDEO: SPRINT results rebut JNC 8’s blood pressure targets
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VIDEO: U.S. hepatitis C treatment capacity falls short of need
Despite new hepatitis C treatment options, the health care system’s capacity to treat patients still falls far short of what’s needed.
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Riociguat deemed suitable for PAH in connective tissue disease
Key clinical point: Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and connective tissue disease can benefit from riociguat treatment. Major...
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AHA: Sacubitril/valsartan cuts heart failure hospital readmissions
Key clinical point: In the PARADIGM-HF pivotal trial, treating chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with sacubitril/valsartan cut...
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CTAD: New aducanumab subanalysis bolsters phase III trials in very mild Alzheimer’s
Key clinical point: A subanalysis of patients with very mild Alzheimer’s who received aducanumab in the PRIME trial provides some assurance that...
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CTAD: Sigma-1 receptor agonist passes muster in small Alzheimer’s trial
Key clinical point: A novel agonist of the sigma-1 receptor improved cognition in an early study of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s...
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VIDEO: Longer HCV therapy worked even after short-term failures
Patients with HCV who fail short-course antiviral treatment may still be able to achieve a cure using longer-duration therapies plus ribavirin.