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Is outpatient care as safe as inpatient for TIA, minor stroke?
The safety of outpatient care can be improved by correct risk stratification, then triaging patients based on their risk profile.
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COVID-vaccine myocarditis: Rare, mild, and usually in young men
Should myocarditis be a concern as mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are authorized in ever-younger age groups?
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AHA advice for diabetes patients to stay heart healthy
Fewer than one in five Americans meet targets for blood sugar, blood pressure, and lipids.
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Similar 10-year survival after CABG, PCI in heavy calcification
Patients with heavily calcified lesions had higher mortality 10 years after revascularization than those without, but survival was similar after...
Clinical Review
Nicotine and Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use During Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Based on the available data, nicotine and nicotine replacement therapy should be avoided prior to MPI, but the specific time frame in which they...
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Surgical groups push back against new revascularization guidelines
They suggest that established evidence supporting bypass surgery was given short shrift by a guidelines’ writing committee that lacked equitable...
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Midlife cardiovascular conditions tied to greater cognitive decline in women
Even though men in midlife have more cardiovascular (CV) conditions and risk factors than women of the same age, women are more affected by these...
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SGLT2 inhibitors improve cardiovascular outcomes across groups
A comprehensive meta-analysis finds cardiovascular improvement across age, sex, and race/ethnicity for high-risk individuals with type 2 diabetes...
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Statin therapy seems safe in pregnancy
“For women with dyslipidemia or high-risk cardiovascular disease, as well as those who use statins before conception, statins may be continuously...
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Benign adrenal tumors linked to hypertension, type 2 diabetes
Benign adrenal tumors produce enough cortisol to cause hypertension or type 2 diabetes in more than 15% of patients in a prospective U.K. study....