Cardiology
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ColCORONA: More questions than answers for colchicine in COVID-19
Millions of dollars and thousands of patients later, the phase 3 study highlights the challenges of COVID-19–related preprint studies without peer...
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Myocarditis by CMR may be rare after COVID-19 in elite athletes
Some supposed ‘myocarditis’ detected by MRI after COVID-19 in university varsity competitors might be normal heart muscle – normal for athletes,...
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Full-dose anticoagulation reduces need for life support in COVID-19
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PCPs play a small part in low-value care spending
Study indicates waste was widely distributed among specialties.
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Childhood growth hormones raise risk for adult cardiovascular events
Longer duration of use and higher cumulative dose of hormones added to cardiovascular risk.
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CVD deaths rose, imaging declined during pandemic
Two new papers quantify the impact of COVID-19 on patients with heart disease: more deaths, less disease testing or diagnosis. Experts suggest...
Opinion
ASH guidelines for venous thromboembolism: What family physicians need to know
A recommendation regarding the use of DOACs may ease some of the burden of monitoring patients on long-term Coumadin.
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Infant’s COVID-19–related myocardial injury reversed
Children hospitalized for COVID-19 should be tested for heart failure based on a case report of an infant with COVID-19 and reversible myocardial...
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CMS launches hospital-at-home program to free up hospital capacity
The agency will be giving more flexibility to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to provide hospital-level care.
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Blood glucose on admission predicts COVID-19 severity in all
Those with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than were those with normal readings.
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Experts disagree with USPSTF’s take on pediatric blood pressure screening