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New ESH hypertension guidelines aim for simplified message
A new feature of the guidelines is the upgrading of beta-blockers in the treatment algorithms.
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‘Striking’ benefit of lipid lowering in primary prevention
“If patients can’t tolerate a statin, then treat them with bempedoic acid. The bottom line is that these patients just need to be treated.”
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Low-dose colchicine approved for CVD: Now what?
“If we think patients are still at high risk of recurrent cardiovascular events, we have to think what we will do next. This is where this drug...
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FDA OKs low-dose colchicine for broad CV indication
“The FDA approval of colchicine for patients with atherosclerotic disease is a huge signal that physicians need to be aware of inflammation as a...
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Upping CO2 does not benefit OHCA patients: TAME
“These out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients are a very diverse group, and it may be possible that some patients could have benefited from...
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Support for minimally invasive mitral valve repair: Mini Mitral published
“Mini-thoracotomy may appeal to patients because the procedure is less disfiguring than sternotomy. The early (6-week) benefit, albeit small and...
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Antibody linked to spontaneous reversal of ATTR-CM
“We are very optimistic about this discovery of these antibodies. They could become the first treatment to clear the amyloid that causes this...
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More support for thrombectomy in large-core strokes: TESLA, MAGNA
“Noncontrast CT scans are available at all stroke centers so this study is more practical, highly generalizable, and more applicable globally.”
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Survival similar with hearts donated after circulatory or brain death
“This should enable many more heart transplants to take place and for us to be able to cast the net further and wider for donors.”
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Preventive antipyretics, antibiotics not needed in stroke
“Remarkably, neither ceftriaxone nor metoclopramide had any effect on the risk of developing pneumonia. It was all quite disappointing.”
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Tenecteplase late after stroke misses endpoint: TIMELESS
“The most encouraging observation was that we did not show any safety issues with giving TNK to this population at such a late time.”
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Care bundle improves outcome in ICH: INTERACT3
“This is a groundbreaking result. It is the first-ever published trial in ICH patients to show a clear benefit on functional outcomes and on...
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Earlier anticoagulation safe in stroke with AFib: ELAN
“This trial will change clinical practice in that we can feel much more reassured that starting DOAC treatment early in these patients will not...
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First in utero cerebrovascular surgery success
“At 6 weeks, the infant is progressing remarkably well, on no medications, eating normally, gaining weight and is back home.”
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Machine-learning model improves MI diagnosis
“It really is a game changer in terms of its potential to improve health efficiency,”