Arrhythmias & EP
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Trauma Risk in Oral Anticoagulant Users Prompt Search for Antidotes
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Aortic Regurgitation After TAVR Poses Threat
Major Finding: An aortic regurgitation index of 25 or higher was linked with a 1-year survival post TAVR of 83%, compared with 54% among patients...
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Cardiac Screening Is Not Routine Before Prescribing Stimulants
Major Finding: Nearly all respondents (93%) completed a routine history and physical with their most recent ADHD patient, and 71% collected an in-...
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ASSERT: Subclinical Atrial Fib Boosts Stroke Risk
Major Finding: Elderly hypertensive patients with no history of atrial fibrillation are at a 2.5-fold increased risk of subsequent cardioembolic...
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New Stroke-Prevention Drugs Spur A-Fib Guides
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Dabigatran Tied to Increase in Heart Attack Risk
Major Finding: The incidence of MI or ACS was significantly higher in patients taking the thrombin inhibitor dabigatran (1.19%) than in those...
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Statin May Cut Atrial Fibrillation Risk
Major Finding: Apparently healthy subjects with high C-reactive protein and an LDL below 130 mg/dL who were placed on rosuvastatin at 20 mg/day...
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Patient Died Soon After Taking MS Drug Fingolimod
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FDA Revamps Multaq Label in Wake of PALLAS Mortality Data
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GI Events Elevated in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fib Patients
Major Finding: Within a year and a half following diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, 39% of patients with the arrhythmia developed a symptomatic GI...