Cardiology
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ADA 2021 standards address financial hardship in diabetes
In the year of COVID-19, new ADA standards include assessment of socioeconomic challenges, individualization of type 2 diabetes treatment, and...
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ACC/AHA update two atrial fibrillation performance measures
The changes clarify the definition of atrial fibrillation and separate CHA2DS2-VASc risk score treatment thresholds for men...
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COVID-19 and risk of clotting: ‘Be proactive about prevention’
"We believe a systematic way of addressing this risk is best, with every patient hospitalized with COVID-19 receiving some type of...
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COVID-19 fuels surge in overdose-related cardiac arrests
“We need to invest heavily in ... the structural drivers of overdose as core elements of the COVID-19 response,” said Joseph Friedman, MPH, a...
Program Profile
The Design and Implementation of a Heart Disease Reversal Program in the Veterans Health Administration: Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Heart Disease Reversal Program is a streamlined adaptation of behavioral/lifestyle interventions aimed at promoting partial reversal of...
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Colchicine a case study for what’s wrong with U.S. drug pricing
A Medicare/Medicaid analysis shows a prolonged public-spending burden, despite generics available outside the U.S. for pennies a pill. Meanwhile,...
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New AHA scientific statement on menopause and CVD risk
An AHA scientific statement aims to raise awareness of healthcare providers and women about the menopause transition as a time of increasing heart...
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Blood glucose on admission predicts COVID-19 severity in all
Those with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than were those with normal readings.
Conference Coverage
Blood pressure treatment reduces bleeding in ICH
The management of blood pressure in ICH is complex. Timing, type of drug, and type of patient must be considered.
Conference Coverage
Marijuana use tied to repeat MI, stroke after percutaneous coronary intervention
“It is absolutely critical” that cardiologists and general providers screen patients for marijuana use, “either at the time of their MI or ideally...