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New risk score predicts cardiac-device infection
SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers devised a risk score to predict cardiac-device infection using data from 19,603 patients in the PADIT trial.
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Peanut contamination risk prompts Promacta recall
Three lots were affected by potential peanut flour contamination at a third-party manufacturing site.
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CardioMEMS cuts heart failure hospitalizations in post-approval study
NEW ORLEANS – In its post-approval study with 1,200 patients at 104 U.S. sites, CardioMEMS produced heart failure...
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AFib screening cuts hospitalizations and ED visits
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SGLT2 inhibitors prevent HF hospitalization regardless of baseline LVEF
NEW ORLEANS – “At least in my mind, we have more than enough evidence at this point to say that SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in preventing heart...
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Translating AHA/ACC cholesterol guidelines into meaningful risk reduction
The new recommendations detail refined, personalized lipid management and emphasize multiple levels of evidence. The result? Care is more complex...
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Weight-loss drug options expand, but beware cardiac risk
LOS ANGELES – Even diabetes drugs can help patients shed pounds, but more powerful alternatives are available.
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Single-center study outlines stroke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular AFib patients
PHILADELPHIA –Rivaroxaban was more often than other DOACs associated with events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients, based on a small...
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ACOG guidance addresses cardiac contributors to maternal mortality
NASHVILLE, TENN. – The guidance has the potential to make strides toward eliminating preventable maternal death.
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Long-term antibiotic use may heighten stroke, CHD risk
Among middle-aged and older women, 2 or more months’ exposure to antibiotics is associated with an increased likelihood of cardiovascular disease...