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Playing board games may slow cognitive decline, improve QoL
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- Pauline Anderson
Playing a board game involves concentration, strategy, and intermittent rewards – all of which are good for the brain and may involve the...
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CKD linked to cardiac arrest in Hispanic, Latinx patients
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- Pauline Anderson
“Our study, the first to include feasible numbers of Hispanic or Latino individuals, highlights the importance of renal dysfunction as a risk...
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New tool to guide transcatheter aortic valve replacement
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- Pauline Anderson
The study demonstrated the “notable feasibility and safety” of TJ-ICE–guided TAVR, the authors write.
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Home-based exercise benefits patients with PAD
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- Pauline Anderson
Compared with supervised treadmill exercise, home-based walking was associated with significantly improved mean 6-minute walking distance.
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History of heart transplant tied to worse pregnancy outcome
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- Pauline Anderson
The findings demonstrate the importance of counseling HT patients at early gestational ages “to provide information about anticipated risks in...
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New insight into genetic link between schizophrenia and CVD
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- Pauline Anderson
Researchers used analytic approaches to identify genetic links between schizophrenia and CVD risk factors.
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More data support heart donation after circulatory death
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- Pauline Anderson
“These results provide confidence that DCD can be safely and effectively performed without compromising outcomes, at least in a large-volume...
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CBT linked to reduced pain, less catastrophizing in fibromyalgia
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- Pauline Anderson
Cognitive behavioral therapy improves pain interference, reduces catastrophizing, and alters pain-related brain circuitry in female patients with...
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COVID-19 virus infects coronary vasculature
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- Pauline Anderson
“Our data conclusively demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting and replicating in macrophages within the coronary vasculature of...
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LDL cholesterol lowering tied to less risk of first CVD events in patients older than 70
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- Pauline Anderson
Any potential benefits should be balanced against potential harms in this population, as these individuals may have comorbidities and may be...
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Substance use in pregnancy linked to adverse CVD outcomes
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- Pauline Anderson
The authors said the findings “highlight the critical support required during pregnancy and postpartum” for substance users.
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MDMA effective in diverse patients with PTSD
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- Pauline Anderson
About 86.5% of participants treated with MDMA-AT achieved a clinically meaningful benefit.
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Can a drug for overactive bladder disease prevent progression to heart failure?
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- Pauline Anderson
Mirabegron had a neutral effect on LV mass and diastolic function for patients with pre-HF or mild HF.
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Job-related stressors tied to increased CHD risk in men
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- Pauline Anderson
“Integrative and interdisciplinary approaches should be used to tackle psychosocial stressors at work.”
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U.S. counties hit hard by a lack of psychiatric care
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- Pauline Anderson
Counties without psychiatrists and broadband had significantly higher rates of adult depression, frequent mental distress, drug overdose mortality...