Cardiology
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VIDEO: U.S. hypertension guidelines reset threshold to 130/80 mm Hg
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Thirty million Americans became hypertensive overnight.
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CABG and PCI with drug-eluting stents for left main coronary disease have superior outcomes to medical therapy alone
Does coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have superior mortality outcomes to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for left main coronary...
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Atrial fibrillation boosts VTE risk
BARCELONA – Study shows women face higher and more persistent risk.
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Abnormal potassium plus suspected ACS spell trouble
BARCELONA – “If you have a patient in the emergency department with a possible ACS and potassium imbalance, you should really be cautious.”
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MI, stroke risk from HFrEF surpasses HFpEF
DALLAS – Events go up as ejection fraction declines.
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VIDEO: Intermittent furosemide during acute HFpEF favors kidneys
DALLAS – Bolus treatment cut creatinine increases by two-thirds.
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BP accuracy is the ghost in the machine
When it comes to measuring a patient’s blood pressure, “we do it wrong.”
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Oral anticoagulation ‘reasonable’ in advanced kidney disease with A-fib
Reduced stroke risk, no increase in bleeding in atrial fibrillation and advanced chronic kidney disease.
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LVAD use soars in elderly Americans
DALLAS – As the use of left ventricular assist devices skyrocketed, so did short-term survival.
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Dabigatran, rivaroxaban linked to slight increase in GI bleeding risk
Overall, the risk of major bleeds associated with NOACs was similar to the risk with conventional anticoagulants.