Cardiology
Clinical
PCI and CABG for left main disease have equal outcomes at 5 years
In a patient with left main coronary disease, is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) a better...
Clinical
In-hospital mobility impairment in older MI patients predicts postdischarge functional decline
Does in-hospital mobility of older patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction predict overall functional decline after discharge?
Clinical
Dapagliflozin may cut risk of HF hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes
What is the Food and Drug Administration–approved indication for dapagliflozin (Farxiga)?
News
Low concordance between troponin assays for ACS
Concordance between high-sensitivity troponin assays was only 37% for a single blood draw, rising to 75% with serial testing, but still changing...
News
ApoB may better predict mortality risk in statin-treated patients
In the study, measures of apoB and non-HDL cholesterol, but not LDL cholesterol, were associated with increased residual mortality and myocardial...
Clinical
Depression screening after ACS does not change outcomes
Does systematic screening for depression in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors affect quality of life and depression?
Clinical
Cardiac rehab after cardiac valve surgery associated with reduced mortality
Does cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improve outcomes for patients after undergoing cardiac valve surgery (CVS)?
News
High obesity rates in Southern states magnify COVID threats
At least 29 states have green-lighted obesity for inclusion in the first phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That could overwhelm government...
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Colchicine before PCI for acute MI fails to improve major outcomes
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‘Major update’ of BP guidance for kidney disease; treat to 120 mm Hg
“[Chapter one] of the guidelines is devoted to blood pressure measurement ... if [targeting] 120 [mm Hg systolic], the emphasis is on 120 measured...