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Design limitations may have compromised DVT intervention trial
WASHINGTON – The preferred evaluation – intravascular ultrasound – was not used.
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First reversal agent for apixaban and rivaroxaban gets fast-track approval
Andexanet alfa approval puts factor Xa inhibitors in the same ballpark as dabigatran, reversible with idarucizumab.
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Does warfarin cause acute kidney injury?
SAN DIEGO – Consider increased monitoring of renal function in certain patients.
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Women’s representation in CV drug trials still lagging
We’ve come a long way in clinical trial representation of women, but there’s more work to do.
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MI before age 50? Think familial hypercholesterolemia, substance abuse
More than one-third of patients with an MI before age 50 and an LDL cholesterol of at least 160 mg/dL meet criteria for FH.
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Impaired kidney function no problem for dabigatran reversal
ORLANDO – Idarucizumab, reversal agent for the anticoagulant dabigatran, worked fine in patients with renal dysfunction.
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VTE risk after bariatric surgery should be assessed
SEATTLE – Thromboelastometry can play a role in identifying bariatric surgery patients at risk for VTE.
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VIDEO: Screening ECG patch boosts AF diagnoses ninefold
ECG patches may provide an inexpensive and noninvasive way to screen for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation in high-risk people.
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Few acutely ill hospitalized patients receive VTE prophylaxis
The results “imply that there is a significantly unmet need for effective VTE prophylaxis in both the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care...
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ODYSSEY Outcomes trial redefines secondary cardiovascular prevention
ORLANDO – “I believe this trial is going to change practice.” – Valentin Fuster, MD
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Post-ACS death lowered in ODYSSEY Outcomes
ORLANDO – Mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events were cut 15%, but that’s not all.
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Young diabetics are at sevenfold increased risk of sudden cardiac death
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Danish national study is the first of its kind and found fivefold increased all-cause mortality.
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Sex-triggered sudden cardiac arrest extremely rare
"Our take home message from this study is that sexual activity can be regarded as safe, even in cardiac patients."
From the Journals
Overweight and obese individuals face greater cardiovascular morbidity
Obese people have shorter life spans and spend more of their lives dealing with cardiovascular disease.
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Thrombectomy’s success treating strokes prompts rethinking of selection criteria
very low number needed to treat for acute ischemic stroke patients to benefit from thrombectomy peaks interest in widening the treatment...
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JAK inhibitors for RA: Is VTE risk overblown?
MAUI, HAWAII – “Certainly we are seeing these events. The question is, ‘How overdone is this?’ ” said Mark C. Genovese, MD.
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EMS stroke field triage improves outcomes
EMS transfer of large-vessel stroke patients to a comprehensive stroke center led to quicker treatment, even when a primary stroke center was...
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Imaging methods for stroke thrombectomy eligibility yield similar results
Stroke patients who were treated with thrombectomy at 6-24 hours fared equally well whether CT or MR imaging was used to assess their infarct.
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VIDEO: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin halves ischemic strokes
In patients with stable atherosclerotic vascular disease, treatment with low-dose rivaroxaban plus aspirin halved the incidence of ischemic...
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Ticagrelor may be superior to clopidogrel in poor metabolizers
LOS ANGELES – Combined with aspirin, ticagrelor led to better platelet outcomes than did clopidogrel, but clinical outcomes only trended toward an...
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Tenecteplase surpasses alteplase for thrombolysing acute ischemic stroke
LOS ANGELES – In a randomized study with 202 acute ischemic stroke patients, treatment with tenecteplase produced better reperfusion than did...
