Cardiology
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Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
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Endovascular benefit finally confirmed for basilar artery stroke
The study showed that endovascular therapy for basilar artery occlusion is associated with higher rates of favorable and independent outcomes.
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Antithrombotic therapies shifting for Watchman LAA occlusion
National registry data show substantial deviation from the treatment protocols used in the pivotal randomized trials in the years following...
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Screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is often incomplete
Approximately 74% of physicians and allied professionals reported screening, but only 25% identified all cardiovascular risks.
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Topline results for dapagliflozin in HFpEF: DELIVER
AstraZeneca says regulatory submissions will be forthcoming, potentially bringing a second SGLT2 inhibitor in this space, after empagliflozin.
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Use of Urinalysis to Assess Adherence to Prescribed Cardiovascular Medications: Focus on Hypertension
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Bone, breath, heart, guts: Eight essential papers in primary care
Roughly one in three adults with hypertension have inadequate blood pressure control, and clinicians have two options for intensifying treatment,...
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Porcine virus a suspect in man’s death after pig heart transplant
That PCMV escaped detection before the operation “could now factor into some people’s questions over whether the experiment should have taken...
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Takotsubo syndrome also linked to happy life events
Previous studies have shown that Takotsubo syndrome can be related to negative emotional triggers, physical triggers such as heavy physical...
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‘Embarrassing’: High-intensity statin uptake in ASCVD patients ‘terrible’
A national study uncovered abysmal rates of usage for one of the most studied and inexpensive therapies available.
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Cutting dementia risk in AFib: Does rhythm control strategy matter?
The way sinus rhythm is restored in patients with atrial fibrillation might make a difference to risk for later dementia.
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Cutting dementia risk in atrial fibrillation: Does rhythm control strategy matter?