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AXIOMATIC-SSP: Cautious optimism on factor XI inhibitor in stroke
The new factor XI inhibitor antithrombotic, milvexian, showed promising results in a dose-finding phase 2 trial in patients with acute ischemic...
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DANCAVAS misses primary endpoint but hints at benefit from comprehensive CV screening
Comprehensive cardiovascular screening fell short of significantly reducing all-cause mortality in men aged 65-74, but some benefits were seen.
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TIME: CV events similar with evening or morning dose of BP meds
Despite a suggestion that evening dosing may be better, patients who took antihypertensive medication either evening or morning had similar...
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Adding salt to food linked to higher risk of premature death
“An excessive salt intake is harmful in hypertensive patients and increases the risk of stroke. But 0.17 g is not going to make any difference.”...
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New European guidelines ‘drastically’ reduce statin eligibility
“The risk threshold in this new guideline means that almost nobody qualifies for treatment in many countries.”
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Access to certified stroke centers divided by race, income
Access to stroke-certified hospitals is less available in low-income and rural areas of the United States and in Black, racially segregated...
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New biomarker data add to concerns over REDUCE-IT trial
The findings reignite concerns that the benefit shown with icosapent ethyl might have been related to harms caused by the placebo.
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Study confirms increased CVT with AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
“Reassuringly, no consistent association was observed between the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines and these rare complications.”
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Thigh muscle fat predicts risk of developing heart failure
New avenues of research may be aimed at modifying intramuscular fat levels as a strategy to reduce the risk of developing heart failure.
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Evidence still lacking that vitamins prevent CVD, cancer: USPSTF
In its final recommendation statement on the subject, the task force does, however, recommend against use of vitamin E and beta-carotene.
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Remnant cholesterol improves CV risk prediction
Adding remnant cholesterol to guideline prediction models should improve identification of those who would benefit most from statin treatment for...
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New National Lipid Association statement on statin intolerance
The statement offers strategies to help patients stay on statin medications and suggests alternatives that can be used in patients who really...
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Emergency angiography for cardiac arrest without ST elevation?
Patients successfully resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation did not benefit from emergency coronary...
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‘Sit less, move more’ to reduce stroke risk
Replacing sedentary time with light-intensity activity may reduce stroke risk.
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Stroke in the young: Cancer in disguise?
“Stroke in the young differs from stroke in older patients, and one of the major differences is that stroke in the young has a higher proportion...