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High Lp(a) tied to higher coronary plaque volume, progression
This could explain the greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events seen in patients with high Lp(a) levels.
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Is ChatGPT a friend or foe of medical publishing?
Experts agree that the use of AI tools is here to stay. “This is going to become a common tool. I don’t think there’s a way out of that at 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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Guide explains nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage
Bleeding affects everybody in medicine, from family doctors in smaller institutions who work in emergency departments to obstetricians and...
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Link between bipolar disorder and CVD mortality explained?
The findings “call for additional research focused on shared biological mechanisms linking vascular health and mood symptoms of BD,” said Dr....
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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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When could you be sued for AI malpractice? You’re likely using it now
A record that clearly outlines how the physician incorporated the AI is critical if a claim later arises in which the doctor is accused of AI-...
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First-line or BiV backup? Conduction system pacing for CRT in heart failure
CSP is “a long way” from replacing conventional CRT, but the new studies at the HRS sessions should help extend His-bundle and LBB-area pacing to...
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Dapagliflozin matches non–loop diuretic for congestion in AHF: DAPA-RESIST
“The next steps are to assess whether a strategy of using SGLT2 inhibitors up front in patients with HF reduces the incidence of diuretic...
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Medicaid patients with heart failure get poor follow-up after hospital discharge
Both structural racism and problems with access are likely behind the low rates of follow-up care.
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FDA class 1 recall for some Abiomed Impella heart pumps
“If a purge leak occurs, the system will experience low purge pressures, prompting alarms and requiring evaluation.”