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- Sue Hughes
Publish date: October 13, 2021
New draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of ca...
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- Sue Hughes
Publish date: September 30, 2021
“This is the biggest series, and as an international series, it gives a broader perspective from a larger range of countries.”
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- Sue Hughes
Publish date: August 29, 2021
Switching from regular salt to a low-sodium salt substitute showed a reduction in stroke, cardiovascular events, and death, the new landmark SSaSS ...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: August 29, 2021
The study gives the first prospective randomized evidence for abbreviated dual antiplatelet therapy in this group of patients with high risk for bl...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: July 21, 2021
Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who had been taking statins had a substantially lower risk of death and severe outcomes than those who weren’t i...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: July 12, 2021
Omega-3 fatty acids improved cardiovascular outcomes, with a greater risk reduction in studies of eicosapentaenoic acid alone rather than combined ...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 26, 2021
Three cases occurred in two women and one man in their 30s or 40s and involved blockages of the carotid and middle cerebral artery.
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 21, 2021
A new analysis from the TWILIGHT trial shows some interesting observations on the effects of ticagrelor monothera...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 19, 2021
Atorvastatin was not associated with any significant differences in any of the individual components of the prima...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 16, 2021
The new analysis showing no benefits linked to higher achieved levels of EPA casts doubt over the use of high-dose omega-3 fatty acid products for ...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 15, 2021
A large randomized trial specifically designed to investigate the optimum dose of aspirin in patients with established coronary disease has found s...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 7, 2021
More than half die during the index hospitalization and two-thirds within the first year, a new study shows.
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 6, 2021
For patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), dietary sodium intake can be increased more confidently, suggests the first study to yield ...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: May 5, 2021
The 12 cases of CVST and thrombocytopenia following receipt of the vaccine were reported between March 2 and Apri...
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- Author:
- Sue Hughes
Publish date: April 27, 2021
Results show “no difference in verbal index or general conceptual ability scores in children born to women with epilepsy compared to children born ...
