Cardiology
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Kidney function may help docs pick antiplatelet mix after stroke
Ticagrelor–aspirin compared with clopidogrel-aspirin reduced risk for recurrent stroke with no substantial increase in severe or moderate bleeding...
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Diet high in plant omega-3s tied to better HF prognosis
Heart failure patients with higher circulating alpha-linolenic acid levels were at lower risk of hospitalization and death.
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IV potassium and magnesium an acute treatment for AFib?
“It’s simple, inexpensive, you make the heart rate go back to normal, not permanently, with few side effects, except perhaps for some pain at the...
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Finerenone: ‘Striking’ cut in pneumonia, COVID-19 risks
Secondary analyses of the finerenone pivotal trials showed that the agent was linked with less infective pneumonia and blunted COVID-19 severity...
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Study reveals racial disparities in advanced HF therapies
White adults were twice as likely as Black adults to receive a ventricular assist device or heart transplant.
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Four commonly abused drugs linked with atrial fibrillation
All four drugs – cocaine, methamphetamine, opioids, and cannabis – whether stimulants or depressants – cause “quite dramatic and often rapid...
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Myocarditis after COVID vax rare and mild in teens
Myocarditis in adolescents after Pfizer mRNA vaccination is rare with a mild and benign course and a favorable long-term prognosis, new data...
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Wake-up call on sleep and cardiovascular health
“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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More data suggest preexisting statin use improves COVID outcomes
The researchers saw lower mortality and clinical severity among statin users.
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VTE prophylaxis overused in low-risk hospitalized patients
Better attention to a risk model could help determine the most appropriate type of VTE treatment, if needed.