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EHR nudges a bust for boosting guideline-directed meds in acute HF: PROMPT-AHF
“I do think that a lot of the clinicians were thinking, ‘I’m just going to get this patient out and someone in the outside will get them on GDMT...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA OKs Injectafer for iron deficiency anemia in heart failure
“This new indication for Injectafer marks the first and only FDA approval of an intravenous iron replacement therapy for adult patients with heart...
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MDs with chronic illness live in a different medical world
Along with the physically demanding schedule of medical practice, they must cope with what many call a “culture of invincibility” within medicine...
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As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage
The majority of people who have lost coverage were dropped because of technicalities, such as not completing paperwork, not because state...
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Lomitapide shows promise in pediatric homozygous FH
The drug inhibits microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, which plays a key role in apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein assembly and...
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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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Intensive BP reduction after stroke recanalization harmful
The results suggest, “despite recanalization, some areas in the ischemic brain may have already been damaged,” or that surrounding areas continue...
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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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ECG implant tightens AFib management, improves outcomes in MONITOR-AF
“Continuous and dynamic monitoring enabled quicker decision-making and patient management.”
From the Journals
Troponin to ID diabetes patients with silent heart disease?
“What we are seeing is that many people with type 2 diabetes who have not had a heart attack or a history of cardiovascular disease are at high...
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Overweight in heterozygous FH tied to even higher CAD risk
There is now “a trend for people with FH to show more diabetes and obesity:” As they are already at increased risk of coronary artery disease, it...