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Adding social determinants of health to AI models boosts HF risk prediction in Black patients
Inclusion of social determinants of health in machine-learning risk-assessment models sharpened in-hospital mortality predictions, compared with...
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A unique care model for comorbid depression, PTSD
Comorbid PTSD and depression is common, but it is often considered too complex to be managed in a primary care setting.
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ECT may reduce all-cause mortality in major depression
“If meds and other therapeutics are not working, you should start discussing ECT as a second or third line,” said Dr. Nagy Youssef.
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Novel drug ‘promising’ for concomitant depression, insomnia
Patients with more severe insomnia at baseline had a greater improvement in depressive symptoms.
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Social activities may offset psychosis risk in poor communities
Study results showed neighborhood poverty was associated with reduced hippocampal volume, even after controlling for several confounders.
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At-home vagus nerve stimulation promising for postpartum depression
Auricular VNS uses surface skin electrodes to stimulate nerve endings of a branch of the vagus nerve, located on the surface of the outer ear.
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Path to parenthood in cardiology training fraught with obstacles
An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the U.S. and Asia versus...
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Takotsubo syndrome more deadly in men
Takotsubo syndrome, characterized by acute heart failure and transient ventricular contractile dysfunction, is more common in women but men are...
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The best statins to lower non-HDL cholesterol in diabetes?
Rosuvastatin, simvastatin, and atorvastatin were most effective in reducing levels of non-HDL cholesterol in people with diabetes in a network...
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Avocados linked to lower cardiovascular risk
“For the most part, we have known that avocados are healthy, but I think this study, because of its numbers and duration, adds a little more...
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Cardiologists say rights to maternity leave violated
Nearly 75% of cardiologists who gave birth during their career report violations of their maternity leave rights, increasing risk for...
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Women still missing from CV clinical trial leadership
Women rarely got to give ‘big talk at the ACC’s 70th annual scientific sessions.
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Treating young adults with high LDL may be cost-effective
About one-fourth of young adults have LDL levels ≥130 mg/dL, and treating them with statins would be cost-effective for primary CVD prevention.
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Antithrombotic therapy not warranted in COVID-19 outpatients
In stable patients with COVID-19, use of aspirin or apixaban did not reduce the rate of the composite of all-cause mortality, thromboembolism, MI...