Cardiology
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Tirzepatide cuts BP during obesity treatment
“The large effects on ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure raise the possibility that there may be important long-term benefits of [tirzepatide] on...
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First-line AFib ablation cuts risk of progression vs. drug therapy
Atrial fibrillation treated with ablation rather than drug therapy was less likely to progress to persistent symptoms in the PROGRESSIVE-AF trial...
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EHR-based thromboembolism risk tool boosted prophylaxis
A thromboembolism risk calculator in a hospital’s EHR led to a significant rise in appropriate thromboprophylaxis and a drop in thromboembolic...
News
‘Lucid dying’: EEG backs near-death experience during CPR
“Recalled experiences and brain wave changes may be the first signs of the so-called near-death experience.”
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New trial suggests CV benefit with EPA: RESPECT-EPA
The open-label trial could add some support to findings from the REDUCE-IT study, which showed a reduction in cardiovascular events with high-dose...
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Precision CAD testing shows 70% cut in composite risk at 1 year
A streamlined protocol for evaluating suspected stable chest pain substantially improved outcomes at 1 year in the PRECISE trial.
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Avoid routine early ECMO in severe cardiogenic shock: ECMO-CS
Early ECMO in this setting is increasingly common, but it didn’t seem to improve outcomes in the trial, compared with a more conservative approach...
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No survival advantage for either torsemide or furosemide in HF: TRANSFORM-HF
One loop diuretic is the most widely used in heart failure, the other may have advantages in some situations, but there’s been no head-to-head...
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Acute heart failure risk assessment in ED improves outcomes: COACH
Systematic risk assessment of patients with acute heart failure in the ED significantly cut their 30-day and 20-month cardiovascular...
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Puzzling, unique ECG from pig-to-human transplanted heart
The postimplantation electrocardiogram from the first pig heart xenotransplantation resembled neither a pig nor a human ECG, with unknown...