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Age-specific cut-offs needed for cardiac troponin tests?
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- Sue Hughes
“If age-specific thresholds were deployed, then our data suggest that thresholds used to diagnose myocardial injury would need to be higher in...
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Novel insights on Takotsubo syndrome could lead to new therapies
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- Sue Hughes
“We believe that it is likely that decreased phosphorylation of myofilament proteins ... may partially account for the impaired contractility and...
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Endovascular approach best for below-knee limb-threatening ischemia?
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- Sue Hughes
“Our findings suggest that a best endovascular treatment first revascularization strategy is associated with a better amputation-free survival.”...
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Statin misinformation on social media flagged by AI
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- Sue Hughes
Using artificial intelligence to analyze large amounts of information from social media platforms generated novel insights into public perceptions...
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Gut microbiome may guide personalized heart failure therapy
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- Sue Hughes
Understanding the gut microbiome and how it may affect development and treatment of heart failure could lead to a more personalized approach to...
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‘Bony’ stroke: Bone defects can cause recurrent stroke
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- Sue Hughes
“Due to the possibly high risk of stroke recurrence and potentially causative treatment options, bony strokes seem to be highly relevant for...
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‘Substantial’ variation in responses to BP meds
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- Sue Hughes
A new study shows significant variation in the blood pressure response to various antihypertensive medications between individuals.
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Antiphospholipid antibodies linked to future CV events
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- Sue Hughes
The study raises the possibility of one day treating the immune system in some individuals for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular...
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Specific brain damage links hypertension to cognitive impairment
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- Sue Hughes
Researchers have identified specific regions of the brain that appear to be damaged by high blood pressure; the finding may explain the link...
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Does new heart transplant method challenge definition of death?
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- Sue Hughes
Heart donation after circulatory rather than brain death increases donor hearts available to save lives, but the processes involved raise ethical...
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Oral PCSK9 inhibitor shows encouraging LDL lowering
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- Sue Hughes
A new oral formulation of a PCSK9-inhibiting cholesterol-lowering drug has shown encouraging results in a phase 2 study.
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Endurance exercise tied to more coronary atherosclerosis
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- Sue Hughes
Lifelong endurance athletes had more coronary plaques, including more noncalcified plaques, than fit and healthy individuals, according to a new...
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Encouraging 3-year data for TAVR in low-risk patients: EVOLUT
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- Sue Hughes
The 3-year results show that low-surgical-risk patients undergoing aortic valve replacement continue to show lower rates of all-cause mortality...
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‘Keto-like’ diet linked to doubling of heart disease risk
- Author:
- Sue Hughes
But one lipid expert has highlighted limitations of the observational study and advised caution in interpreting the results.
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BIOVASC: Immediate complete revascularization beneficial in ACS
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- Sue Hughes
Immediate complete revascularization during the index procedure might become the new treatment paradigm in patients with ACS and multivessel...