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DOACs best aspirin after ventricular ablation: STROKE-VT
Cerebrovascular protection was far better on DOACs after catheter ablation for VT or extrasystoles in the trial and may yet be further improved....
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ESC heart failure guideline to integrate bounty of new meds
It has a simple answer to a seemingly complex issue: how to merge the newly approved with mainstay drug therapies. And it conditionally okays meds...
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FDA to revise statin pregnancy contraindication
The changes emphasize that “statins are safe to prescribe in patients who can become pregnant” and reassure women that harm is unlikely from...
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Heart failure med undertreatment because of older age common, flouts evidence
The oldest less often received guideline-specified meds, especially at close to full dosage, maybe because advanced age is seen as an “intrinsic”...
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No overall statin effect seen on dementia, cognition in ASPREE analysis
Still, there was an inconclusive link between statins and incident Alzheimer’s dementia in one subgroup of patients in the trial; researchers...
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Stroke risk in new-onset atrial fib goes up with greater alcohol intake
That increasing risk, which is independent of oral anticoagulation, may attenuate or disappear in patients who give up drinking after their AF...
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Are left atrial thrombi that defy preprocedure anticoagulation predictable?
Features that predispose to such persistent LA thrombi, which are not very rare, could potentially guide more targeted TEE screening before rhythm...
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Novel rehab program fights frailty, boosts capacity in advanced HF
The program, started in the hospital, worked on capabilities such as mobility, balance, and strength that would be necessary if exercises meant to...
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A ‘mess’ of a diagnosis: Is it type 2 MI or a nonischemic imposter?
Often tough to tell apart and with surprisingly poor prognoses, type 2 MI and nonischemic myocardial injury lack trials to guide therapy. Whether...
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Modest clinical gain for AF screening of asymptomatic elderly: STROKESTOP
Literally all known 75- and 76-year-olds in two Swedish regions were included, whether or not they were screened by mobile ECG recorder. But does...
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HDL anti-inflammatory effects show prognostic potential
A prospective study offers new insights to questions such as why high HDL cholesterol levels aren’t always cardioprotective.
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Medtronic recall of almost 240,000 ICDs is class I, FDA says
The recall applies to implantable defibrillators, with and without resynchronization pacing, that are at apparent risk for premature and possibly...
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How to convince patients muscle pain isn’t a statin Achilles heel: StatinWISE
The strategy seemed to work in this trial: two-thirds of patients who previously rejected statins, perceiving them as the cause of muscle pain,...
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New light cast on type 2 MI aims to sharpen diagnosis, therapy
A large survey of type 2 MI, triggered when myocardial oxygen demand outstrips supply, points to confusion hindering its diagnosis and treatment...