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Protein Drivers of Heart Attack Risk Disproportionately Affect Women

Study suggests mechanistic underpinnings of known sex disparities in MI

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Prime Locations for AEDs; Fluctuating Lp(a); Formalized Telestroke Training?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Some Epilepsy Drugs Tied to Cardiovascular Events in Older People

Link likely due to enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications

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VR Headsets in Cath Lab; ICDs & Driving Rules; How Cardiologist Got to Space

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Tragus Stimulation for High BP; House Passes HEARTS Act; Risk in Pregnancy Surrogacy

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Lp(a) Cutoffs by Sex; LBBA Pacing Approvals; Loneliness Not to Blame for CVD?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Defibrillator Positioning; PFA for PVC Ablation; Harvey Weinstein's Heart Surgery

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Comparing Fecal Immunochemical Tests; CVD Blood Test for Women

Also in TTHealthWatch: beta-blockers after MI

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TAVR's Win in Women; Chest Pressure During Cardioversion; Doc Goes to Space

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Invasive Strategy for NSTEMI in the Elderly: Fears Don't Pan Out in SENIOR-RITA

Trial paints a fuller picture of risk-benefit in complex patient population

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The Widowmaker: Clarifying the Record for Our Patients

Fear shouldn't drive medical intervention

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Stenting, TAVR Make Sense Packaged Together for Some Patients

NOTION-3 trial informs care for those with severe AS and stable CAD

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Stopping Beta-Blockers Did Not Go as Planned for Long-Time Users

No benefit to beta-blocker interruption among MI survivors using them for secondary prevention

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Clot Grabber IFU Recall; Free Cholesterol Tests at CVS; Naloxone for Cardiac Arrests

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Marked Cognitive Decline in Husbands After a Spouse's CVD Event?

Researchers suggest various explanations for provocative finding

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Cardiologist鈥檚 Date Rape Verdict; Feds Come Down on DOAC Price; POC Test for HF?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Researchers Hit the Road to Learn Why CVD and COPD Are Rampant in the Rural South

"No race is spared, although people of color fare worse," says project leader

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SGLT2 Hesitance; Furosemide's Indication Grows; Legal Fight Over Entresto Generic

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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How Good Is Wegovy's Heart Benefit?

Experts put SELECT trial findings in context

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Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVID

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These Metals in Urine Predict Heart Disease and Death

Exposure may come from food, water, and air

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Sticky Patch Defibrillator; State Telehealth Laws and BP Meds; Ketones and HFpEF?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Statin Candidate Pool Shrinks if PREVENT Risk Calculator Is Put to Current Practice

Fewer people using primary prevention medications expected to result in more CVD

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Antiretroviral Abacavir Linked With Cardiovascular Events in REPRIEVE Trial

Clinicians should consider other options for ART, researcher says

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Sirolimus Balloons Show Promise in Treating Coronary In-Stent Restenosis

Can this safer drug be delivered reliably to reduce target lesion revascularization?

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Mainstream Medicine Still Reluctant to Order Lipid Panels for Kids

Stagnant screening practices reflect controversy over practice

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Preeclampsia Blood Marker? Pediatric Cardiac Doc Arrested; Afib-Detecting Ring

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Pay People, and They Will Go to Cardiac Rehab

Financial rewards increase participation in guideline-recommended programs

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Industry $$ for New Cardiologists; Strokes After Falls; Self-Cleaning TAVR Valve?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

"Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology

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Worse-Rated Cardiologists; Afib Pulsed Field Ablation Safety; Healthy Gut Microbe?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Meta-Analysis Favors Complete Coronary Revascularization in a Single Go

But definitive proof on timing of procedures still lacking

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Women-Specific Goalposts Urged for Coronary Bypass Surgery

Smaller releases of troponin, CK-MB still associated with periprocedural heart injury

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Potassium Chloride Recall; Exercise vs Valve Disease; Cuffless Continuous BP Monitor

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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More Evidence That Flu Is Linked to Heart Attacks

Of surprise was the finding that the risk was highest for patients without CAD hospitalization

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RNAi Win in ATTR-CM; HF Congestion Monitor Approved; Lp(a) & In-Stent Restenosis

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Cardiovascular Risks Established in Childhood Don't Just Go Away

Childhood BMI nearly as important as adult BMI

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Major Heart Events Down With Metabolic Surgery for Apnea Patients With Obesity

All-cause mortality also lower compared with nonsurgical controls

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Lupus Complications Reduced With Common Diabetes Drug

Metformin benefits seen extending way beyond its glucose-lowering properties

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Is Cholesterol Denialism Pseudoscience or Appropriate Medical Care?

Calling an end to debate rarely serves the advancement of knowledge

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