Cardiology
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Opioid deaths boost donor heart supply
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The size of the donor heart pool for transplantation, flat for decades, is growing significantly.
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Carbs, fat, and mortality: Types matter more than levels
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Cardiovascular risks associated with cannabis use
Review authors suggest cardiovascular patients may benefit from cannabis screening and testing.
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Framingham: Exercise lessens cardiometabolic risk of poor diet
PHILADELPHIA –
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Testosterone gel increases LV mass in older men
PHILADELPHIA – The clinical implications of this hormonal therapy–induced jump in left ventricular mass remain unclear.
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SPRINT-type BP control provides up to 3 years of additional life
PHILADELPHIA – Survival advantage of intensive over standard blood pressure lowering is age dependent.
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Pharmacist BP telemonitoring cut cardiovascular events, turned profit
PHILADELPHIA – Was the 51% reduction in major cardiovascular events a fluke?
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End ‘therapeutic nihilism’ in care of older diabetic patients, says expert
LOS ANGELES – ‘It’s not hyperglycemia that’s killing people; it’s heart disease and renal disease.’
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Do women with diabetes need more CVD risk reduction than men?
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Two experts came to different conclusions on this question during a heated, but jovial, debate last week at the International...
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Aspirin plus a DOAC may do more harm than good in some
Adding aspirin to DOAC therapy for the secondary prevention of VTE or the prevention of stroke associated with NVAF without a clear indication...