Cardiology
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FDA approves betrixaban for VTE prophylaxis
An orally administered agent has been approved for VTE prophylaxis in at risk hospitalized patients.
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Rest dyspnea dims as acute heart failure treatment target
PARIS – Results from two new acute heart failure trials “mark the start of a new era.”
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HFrEF mortality halved when treatment matches guidelines
PARIS – Full adherence to heart failure guidelines works.
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Angiotensin II may improve vasopressors’ efficacy
Adding a certain hormone could strengthen treatment options for vasodilatory shock patients.
Clinical
Assessing the risks associated with MRI patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator
What are the risks of nonthoracic MRI in patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) who are not preapproved by the...
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Atrial fibrillation blunts beta-blockers for HFrEF
Do beta-blockers alter mortality in HFrEF with atrial fib??
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Low-dose aspirin bests dual-antiplatelet therapy in TAVR
PARIS – ARTE trial is hailed as practice changing.
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A prescription for heart failure success: Change the name
PARIS – This condition’s very name dooms it to failure. Dr. Lynne Warner Stevenson has some ideas to fix that.
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Spironolactone’s HFpEF benefit happens mostly in women
PARIS – What a new TOPCAT analysis reveals about sex differences in HFpEF
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Consider switch to clopidogrel for DAPT early post ACS
PARIS – TOPIC trial provides new evidence-based DAPT strategy.