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Cardiology

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Stroke Prevention Guideline Adds Recs for GLP-1 Drugs, Gender-Affirming Care

— Recommendation updates also address social determinants of health

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Preeclampsia Flagged by Common Lab Values

Can the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio help with early identification?

Oct 20, 2024
Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

Oct 20, 2024
Serious Battery Issue Prompts Medtronic Insulin Pump Recall

Problem linked to 170 reports of hyperglycemia and 11 ketoacidosis cases

Oct 18, 2024
Stroke Survivors Still Prescribed a 'Concerning' Amount of Benzos

Red flag in nationwide data despite improvement since 2013

Oct 17, 2024
Serious Battery Issue Prompts Medtronic Insulin Pump Recall

Problem linked to 170 reports of hyperglycemia and 11 ketoacidosis cases

Stroke Survivors Still Prescribed a 'Concerning' Amount of Benzos

Red flag in nationwide data despite improvement since 2013

Cardiology Case Studies

What Caused Patient's Heart Palpitations and Periodic Weakness?

ECG findings clarify those of a thorough physical and patient history

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Breast Cancer Patient Develops Heart Palpitations and Dyspnea

Symptom resolution after stopping anti-HER2 therapy suggests treatment-related cardiotoxicity

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Repeated Syncope in a Woman With No Known Heart Disease

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation can affect people with no clinical evidence of heart disease

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COVID's Outsized Heart Risk; Prehab for Cardiac Surgery; Telerobotic Valve Repair

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Oct 15, 2024
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Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves

"I will not survive this in the end -- I know that," says one patient

Oct 15, 2024
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Protein Drivers of Heart Attack Risk Disproportionately Affect Women

Study suggests mechanistic underpinnings of known sex disparities in MI

Oct 14, 2024
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Do Lipid Values in Adolescence Improve CVD Risk Prediction?

Including lipids did not prove superior to non-laboratory-based criteria alone, study finds

Oct 14, 2024
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Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVID

Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections

Oct 14, 2024
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Weekend Warrior Benefits; Time-Restricted Eating and Metabolic Syndrome

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Oct 12, 2024
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Loneliness Tied to Alzheimer's and Dementia Risk

Feeling lonely also linked with cognitive impairment that's not dementia, meta-analysis shows

Oct 11, 2024
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Safety Data Favor Diuretic Strategy Triggered by Cardiac Monitoring Alerts in HF

Effectiveness of this personalized approach now under investigation

Oct 11, 2024
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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

Oct 11, 2024
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Highest Paid Medical Ƶ in 2024

Each of these specialties average over $500k per year

Oct 10, 2024
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Cardiac Surgery-Associated AKI Lower With Extracorporeal Blood Purification

Device yields 10% absolute reduction in acute kidney injury within a week of surgery

Oct 09, 2024
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FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome

Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease

Oct 09, 2024
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One Way to Spot Early Cognitive Decline? Medicare Wellness Visits

Annual evaluation tied to timelier mild cognitive impairment diagnoses

Oct 09, 2024
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Certain Arm Positions Can Lead to Inaccurate Blood Pressure Readings

Important to educate patients conducting home measurements, says researcher

Oct 08, 2024
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