Cardiology
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‘High normal’ sodium, poor hydration linked to heart failure
Because a high-normal sodium level in midlife may predict future heart failure, patients should monitor hydration and clinicians should not assume...
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Coffee drinking in midlife tied to heart benefits
A new study found coffee consumption was linked to better heart structure and function, based on cardiac MRI findings and stroke and mortality...
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FIDELITY: Finerenone benefits patients with T2D across CKD spectrum
FIDELITY, a prespecified analysis of FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD, showed finerenone cuts event rates in patients with normal eGFR and albuminuria...
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Dapagliflozin in HFrEF may cut arrhythmias, sudden death: DAPA-HF
Response to the positive findings was tempered, however, by the post hoc nature of the analysis, choice of primary outcome, and inconsistencies...
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EMPEROR-Preserved: Empagliflozin scores HFpEF breakthrough
Empagliflozin is the first treatment to produce an unequivocal, hard-endpoint benefit in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection...
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Eyes on ESC ‘21: Hope for EMPEROR-Preserved, guidelines remade
But the congress will feature far more than, potentially, results the heart failure world has been longing to see and a raft of new guidelines....
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AHA targets rising prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in children
The American Heart Association’s scientific statement on obstructive sleep apnea in children and adolescents provides clarity on polysomnography...
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Flavonoid-rich foods, aided by gut bacteria, tied to lower BP
“Incorporating flavonoid-rich foods into the diet can have clinically relevant reductions in systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure, and a...
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US Preventive Services Task Force lowers diabetes screening age for overweight
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SGLT2 inhibitor use rising in patients with DKD