Cardiology
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Vintage drug atop IV loop diuretics boosts decongestion in ADHF: ADVOR
Adding the IV drug to loop diuretics in the ADVOR trial improved decongestion success in volume-overloaded patients with acute decompensated heart...
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Dapagliflozin’s HFpEF benefit recasts heart failure treatment: DELIVER
Results from DELIVER made dapagliflozin the third SGLT2 inhibitor to benefit patients with HFpEF, cementing a new, ejection fraction–agnostic...
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Cannabis for pain linked to slight risk for arrhythmia
Results of a case-control study showed a small increase in various arrhythmias in chronic pain patients given a medical cannabis prescription,...
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Congressman’s wife died after taking herbal remedy marketed for diabetes and weight loss
Lori McClintock’s death was caused by “adverse effects of white mulberry leaf ingestion,” according to the coroner’s report.
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Early menopause linked with increased risk of heart problems
A study of more than 1.4 million women revealed that the younger the age at menopause, the higher the risk of heart failure and atrial...
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NSAIDs linked to heart failure risk in diabetes
A Danish case-crossover study found that NSAID use increased heart failure risks 50% in patients with diabetes.
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AHA statement outlines symptoms of common heart diseases
Symptoms of six common cardiovascular diseases often overlap and vary over time and by sex, the AHA says in a new ‘state of the science’...
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‘Obesity paradox’ in AFib challenged as mortality climbs with BMI
Mortality rose with body mass index in patients with new atrial fibrillation in a GARFIELD-AF analysis, which also examined BMI effects on...
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Risk factors in children linked to stroke as soon as 30s, 40s
Evidence of atherosclerosis was present in 1.4% of the 10- to 19-year age group, 8.5% of the 20- to 29-years age group, 21.5% of the 30- to 39-...
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How nonadherence complicates cardiology, in two trials
Nonadherence prevents patients from achieving treatment benefits, but it also complicates trial interpretation, suggests subanalyses of MASTER...
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Early LV recovery after TAVR tied to 5-year mortality
A new study found that the relationship between early left-ventricular recovery after TAVR and improved mortality was robust and durable.