Cardiology
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New deep dive into Paxlovid interactions with CVD meds
The review tackles potential drug-drug interactions with the antiviral drug and today’s most commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs.
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Trial of early intensive meds at HF discharge halted for benefit: STRONG-HF
Topline results point to significant clinical benefit from a strategy featuring early initiation and rapid uptitration of meds for patients...
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Athletes with mild HCM can likely continue competitive sports
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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Novel head-up CPR position raises odds of survival of out-of-hospital heart attacks
The shorter time to CPR initiation with a breakthrough technique improved survival chances for patients who had out-of-hospital heart attacks.
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ACC issues guidance on ED evaluation of acute chest pain
A major challenge is to quickly identify the small number of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
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Air pollution tied to stroke risk, subsequent CV events, and death
“Understanding and reducing the effects of air pollutants on different transition stages in stroke will be beneficial in managing people’s health...
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Nifedipine during labor controls BP in severe preeclampsia
Women with preeclampsia with severe features benefit from treatment with oral nifedipine during labor and delivery, results of a randomized...
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Salt pills for patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
It may seem counterintuitive, but a new trial testing extra sodium intake in patients receiving high-dose intravenous diuretics for acute HF...
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Similar transplant outcomes with hearts donated after circulatory death
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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COVID attacks DNA in heart, unlike flu, study says
The damage was similar to the way chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer appear in the heart, he said, with heart tissue showing DNA damage...
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How to improve diagnosis of HFpEF, common in diabetes
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is common in people with type 2 diabetes but is often hard to recognize. Treatments newly proven to...