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Low-carb diet aids weight loss in liver transplant recipients with obesity
The diet didn’t negatively affect serum lipids or renal function.
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Education about OTC tools key for patients with acne and rosacea
No acne or rosacea visit is complete until overall skin care has been discussed, according to Hilary E. Baldwin, MD.
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CRISPR gene editing takes next step in TTR amyloidosis
A phase 1 study showed robust responses in patients with TTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, similar to those reported last year in amyloid...
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No survival advantage for either torsemide or furosemide in HF: TRANSFORM-HF
One loop diuretic is the most widely used in heart failure, the other may have advantages in some situations, but there’s been no head-to-head...
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Acute heart failure risk assessment in ED improves outcomes: COACH
Systematic risk assessment of patients with acute heart failure in the ED significantly cut their 30-day and 20-month cardiovascular...
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Puzzling, unique ECG from pig-to-human transplanted heart
The postimplantation electrocardiogram from the first pig heart xenotransplantation resembled neither a pig nor a human ECG, with unknown...
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Diuretic agents equal to prevent CV events in hypertension: DCP
Cardiovascular events were nearly identical with two different hypertension drugs in the randomized Diuretic Comparison Project trial.
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Triglyceride-lowering fails to show CV benefit in large fibrate trial
In the phase 3 PROMINENT trial, pemafibrate improved multiple lipid fractions in patients with type 2 diabetes, without any impact on...
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Pulmonologist consult at COPD admission reduces risk of return
“When stratified by severity of COPD at the time of admission, the difference in the readmission rate was even greater.”
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Sexual activities in seniors: Experts advise on what to ask
Failing to address human sexuality in old age can lead doctors to ask seniors the wrong questions about sex.
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Thyroid nodule volume reduction correlates with energy in ablation
Higher increases in radiofrequency energy strongly improve odds of achieving a greater than 50% reduction in nodule size.