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How do you prescribe exercise in primary prevention?
"We must recommend exercise progressively," says cardiologist Thelma Sánchez Grillo, MD.
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Will AI replace cardiologists and turn them into managers?
AI is dramatically changing the field and the role of the physician – but it is not making cardiologists superfluous.
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No benefit of anti-inflammatory strategy in acute myocarditis
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra appeared safe but did not reduce complications of acute myocarditis in the ARAMIS trial.
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Aspirin still needed in first month after PCI: STOPDAPT-3
“While these absolute event rates are extremely low, they are unquestionably higher in the nonaspirin group.”
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ESC issues first comprehensive cardiomyopathy guidelines
The guidelines are the ESC’s first major comprehensive attempt to address diagnosis and treatment of the broad causes of heart muscle dysfunction...
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Minimizing atrial pacing no benefit in sinus node disease: DANPACE II
“I think many of us involved in pacing thought for many years that minimizing pacing would be beneficial, and this clearly shows it is not.”
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Low-dose aspirin cuts type 2 diabetes risk in over-65s
“At this time, our findings are exploratory but ignite the debate of the important role that anti-inflammatory approaches may play in preventing...
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Parity for prompt and staged STEMI complete revascularization: MULTISTARS-AMI
It appears to be the first trial of its kind to show that operators and patients can safely choose either PCI approach and attain similar outcomes...
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Dietary nitrates reduce contrast-induced nephropathy in ACS
“Currently, aside from intravenous hydration, there is no proven treatment that reduces contrast-induced nephropathy. We feel that dietary...
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Screening finds high rates of CVD in diabetes, COPD patients
The study tested a “very simple” symptom questionnaire as the initial screening phase, yet resulted in a CVD diagnostic rate that was two- to...
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Advanced HF no obstacle to AFib ablation success: CASTLE-HTx
One of the study’s key messages “is that AF ablation is safe and effective in patients with end-stage heart failure” and “should be part of our...