Cardiology
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Hypertension medication adjustment less likely with polypill
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COVID-19 fears would keep most Hispanics with stroke, MI symptoms home
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Cleaner data confirm severe COVID-19 link to diabetes, hypertension
Initial reports that tied more severe COVID-19 disease to diabetes or hypertension used confounded data, but more refined data show similar links...
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Ultrasound, cardiac CT valuable in COVID-19 assessment
An expert panel of the American College of Cardiology offers evidence-based guidance for evaluating cardiac complications of COVID-19 infections...
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Low-dose prasugrel preserves efficacy but lowers bleeding in elderly
In an ISAR-REACT 5 substudy of elderly ACS patients, low-dose prasugrel was favored over ticagrelor.
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Internists’ use of ultrasound can reduce radiology referrals
The use of point-of-care ultrasound in internal medicine has been more controversial than in emergency medicine.
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Quitting smoking after MI has huge benefits in young adults
Young adult smokers who quit after MI cut their risk for death by 70% over the next decade, but two-thirds continue to smoke.
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CMS to broaden transcatheter mitral valve repair coverage, and change its name
It’s not final, but functional mitral regurgitation would be newly covered under the proposed national coverage decision, which also changes the...
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Used together, troponin and coronary calcium improve CV risk assessment
Cardiovascular disease risk is more accurately assessed when troponin and coronary calcium are both assessed.
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Why doctors keep monitoring kids who recover from mysterious COVID-linked illness
When Israel Shippy had MIS-C, his mother said there was nothing she could do to make him comfortable.
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PCI or not, mortality climbs with post-ACS bleeding complications
Prevention of bleeding after ACS, whether managed medically or with PCI, should get as much attention as prevention of later ischemic events.