Cardiology
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When should students resume sports after a COVID-19 diagnosis?
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Popularity of virtual conferences may mean a permanent shift
Within a half hour of the ACC’s opening session of its virtual conference, nearly 13,000 people had logged on from around the world.
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Cardiogenic shock rate soars in COVID-positive ACS
In-hospital mortality was quadrupled in COVID-positive STEMI patients.
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NACMI: Clear benefit with PCI in STEMI COVID-19 patients
Angiography fell off but door-to-balloon times haven’t suffered, even with the pandemic, according to initial results from the North American...
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Entresto halves renal events in preserved EF heart failure patients
The PARAGON-HF trial of sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction didn’t meet its primary outcome but...
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Female cardiac advantage essentially lost after MI
The protective effect against coronary heart disease that women have for an initial event was not maintained for recurrent CHD events including...
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T2D treatments create tension between glycemic and cardiovascular goals
Recent society guidelines clash on whether metformin or newer drug classes should start first when treating patients with type 2 diabetes.
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The socioeconomic revolving door of 30-day heart failure readmissions
Racial disparities in 30-day HF readmissions stem partly from variation in economic status of residential neighborhoods, regardless of hospital...
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Teen affective disorders raise risk for midlife acute MI
“Effective prevention might focus on behavior, lifestyle, and psychosocial stress in early life,” said Dr. Cecilia Bergh.
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Time-restricted eating shows no weight-loss benefit in RCT
Those randomized to eating only between noon and 8 p.m. showed no greater weight loss versus a control group, while a large proportion of weight...