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Dispatching volunteer responders may not increase AED use in OHCA
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- Marilynn Larkin
Lay responders performed CPR and applied AEDs at rates similar to trained volunteer responders dispatched via a smartphone app to handle out-of-...
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Shorter fever prevention duration effective after cardiac arrest
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
New study challenges guidelines on active fever prevention in comatose patients.
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Pregnancy not a barrier to interventional cardiology career
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
A new European position paper concludes that a fetus is not at risk at commonly used radiation doses and urges safety requirements “for everyone...
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Red blood cells made to deliver antibiotics to bacteria
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
The strategy “has become a universal red blood cell–based delivery platform that we call ‘smart blood’ ... that can safely and selectively deliver...
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Diet high in plant omega-3s tied to better HF prognosis
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
Heart failure patients with higher circulating alpha-linolenic acid levels were at lower risk of hospitalization and death.
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Wake-up call on sleep and cardiovascular health
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
“Our study is the first to show that sleep metrics add independent predictive value for CVD events over and above the original seven...
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Risk score refines TIA management for PCPs, emergency docs
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
“The Canadian TIA Score can be used to determine the urgency for an assessment by a stroke neurologist.”
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IM residents rate cardiology low on work-life balance
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
Cardiology is perceived as interfering with family life, surveyed internal medicine residents say, at odds with their highest priority: work-life...
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AFib detection by smartwatch challenging in some patients
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
Coexisting ECG anomalies may affect the accuracy of the watch’s detection algorithms.
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Athletes with mild HCM can likely continue competitive sports
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
Mortality from sudden cardiac death was no greater in low-risk athletes with HCM who continued high-intensity exercise than in the general...
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Similar transplant outcomes with hearts donated after circulatory death
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
Short-term clinical outcomes achieved with hearts donated after circulatory death were similar to those after brain death, and these could...
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Hep C, HIV coinfection tied to higher MI risk with age
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- Marilynn Larkin
“Clinicians providing health care to people with HIV should know their patients’ HCV status and provide support regarding HCV treatment and ways...
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Lack of exercise linked to small heart, HFpEF
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
Chronic “exercise deficiency” is a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and regular physical activity ... may...
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Low-dose edoxaban curbs stroke risk in elderly with AF, despite frailty
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
A subanalysis of ELDERCARE-AF suggests a very low 15-mg dose of edoxaban safely reduces stroke and systemic embolism in elderly patients with AF...
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Does DTC heart drug advertising discourage lifestyle changes?
- Author:
- Marilynn Larkin
Brief, direct exposure to prescription cardiovascular drug advertising seems to boost consumer perceptions of medications and pharmaceutical...