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Program targets preschoolers to promote heart health
A validated pilot program to educate preschoolers about heart health serves as a template for expanding the program into more schools.
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Experimental plasma exchange shows promise for IPF flares in preliminary study
“We don’t really have a treatment for acute exacerbations of pulmonary fibrosis and the mortality is extremely high, so it’s really critical that...
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Coronary calcium better predictor of statin need than PCE
A feasibility study suggests that coronary artery calcium scanning may be a better predictor of the need for statins than pooled cohort equations...
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Who benefits most from device PFO closure after a stroke?
Younger patients with high-risk physiological features but no vascular risk factors may benefit most from patent foramen ovale closure with a...
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Giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics pave way for greater ultrasound use in U.S.
Fast-track clinics are using vascular ultrasound to streamline diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, but the United States has a way to go to catch...
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Low-dose rituximab may keep RA disease activity low in responders
Rituximab doses as low as 200 mg were effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis, an extension study of a small trial in the Netherlands found.
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Tofacitinib postmarketing trial data shed light on JAK inhibitor risks
Analyses of the phase 3b/4 ORAL Surveillance trial results found independent factors for risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, cancer, and...
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For EGPA vasculitis, rituximab comparable with cyclophosphamide for inducing remission
A phase 3 trial has found that rituximab is not superior to cyclophosphamide to induce remission in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis...
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mRNA COVID vaccine response found mostly robust in RA, SLE patients
A trial found that immunosuppressed adults with autoimmune disease had a robust antibody response to the mRNA vaccine with no excess adverse...
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Statins’ effects on CVD outweigh risk for diabetes in RA
A large cohort study reports that the cardiovascular benefits of statin use in people with rheumatoid arthritis outweigh the moderate diabetes...
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Abatacept shows signal to delay onset of rheumatoid arthritis
Early results of a randomized clinical trial show that a 6-month course of abatacept may delay or prevent progression to rheumatoid arthritis.
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AHA: Quality of STEMI care has stalled, needs improvement
A new American Heart Association policy statement recommends actions to improve care for people who have ST-segment elevation MI.