Cardiology
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ARCADIA: Predicting risk of atrial cardiopathy poststroke
LOS ANGELES – First analysis of risk factors for atrial cardiopathy in patients with an embolic stroke of undetermined source may help to identify...
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Shingles vaccine linked to lower stroke risk
Data from a large Medicare database showed a 20% decrease in stroke risk among adults who received the shingles vaccine.
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Stroke risk tied to diabetic retinopathy may not be modifiable
LOS ANGELES – Findings from a subanalysis of the ACCORD Eye Study showed that glucose, lipid, and hypertension interventions did not mitigate the...
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‘A glimmer of hope’ for stroke/mortality benefit with AFib catheter ablation
SNOWMASS, COLO. – A huge observational study supports secondary “as-treated” CABANA analysis.
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ACC issues guidance on cardiac implications of coronavirus
The document provides information on the potential cardiac implications from analog viral respiratory pandemics and offers early clinical guidance...
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Tools for preventing heart failure
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “There will be more than 1 million new cases of heart failure this year, and the vast majority of them could have been prevented...
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Thrombectomy access lags for U.S. stroke patients
In 2017, 20% of U.S. acute ischemic stroke patients were within 15 minutes of an endovascular thrombectomy-capable stroke center.
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Colorectal cancer risk elevated in anticoagulated AF patients with lower GI bleeding
Lower GI bleeding in patients with AF with lower GI bleeding "should not be dismissed as a mere consequence" of treatment, the study authors...
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Myth busting: Sudden cardiac death in athletes
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is NOT the No. 1 cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
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Cardiac arrest: Targeted temperature management a game changer
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “There are essentially no patients for whom temperature control somewhere in the range between 32 degrees C and 36 degrees C is...