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How to Improve Women's Healthcare? Fix the 'Knowledge' and 'Trust' Gaps

Women's health complaints aren't taken as seriously as men's, says author Maya Dusenbery

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Antibiotics Used in Dialysis Patients Linked With Sudden Cardiac Death

Should floxacins stay or should they go in these patients?

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Signs Point to Half-Dose DOAC Route After Watchman Procedure

Search continues for best antithrombotic strategy after LAA closure

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Post-TAVR Pacemakers Not All Doom and Gloom

A bit of reassurance from Swedish cohort study

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FDA Probes LAAO; Dairy Fat's Heart Benefit; Repatha OK'd for Pediatric HeFH

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Myocarditis VAERS Analysis Sparks Social Media Uproar

Doctors worry misinterpretation will fuel misinformation campaigns

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Continuous Monitoring With Implantable Loop Recorder Finds More Afib

But preventing strokes? That's a different story.

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LAA Occluder Opens Doors to Patients Who Can't Tolerate Blood Thinners Even Briefly

The Amulet IDE trial that led to Amplatzer Amulet's FDA approval

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Can Image-Guided Fibrosis Ablation Help in Persistent Afib?

Targeting fibrosis in afib with minimal fibrotic disease may improve outcomes, says researcher

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Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital

Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit

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Faster Not Better in Getting Cardiac Arrest Patients to the Cath Lab

Brain injury is the bigger worry for most people, trial finds

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His Bundle Pacing Stars in European Guidelines

Revised edition could signal coming U.S. recommendations too

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Ablation, CRT Boost Survival in Permanent Afib With Narrow QRS

APAF-CRT trial reinforces the case for expanded CRT indication

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Edoxaban: A Mixed Bag for TAVR Patients Needing Anticoagulation

Weighing positive efficacy data against excess GI bleeds

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Loop Recorder Often Finds Major Arrhythmias in Risky Group Post MI

Serious events common in group with an LVEF of 36% to 50% and autonomic dysfunction

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Deadly Arrhythmias Less of a Risk for HF Patients on Dapagliflozin

DAPA-HF analysis further explores mechanism of SGLT2 inhibitor's heart benefits

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Meditations on a Patient's Heart Songs

Listening to the "lub-dub" remains a privilege

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Heart Failure Again Takes Center Stage at ESC

EMPEROR-Preserved, new guidelines, and more to come

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Sorensen's PFO Closure Saga; Long QT and Pregnancy Loss; Another LAA Occluder OK'd

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Does CPAP Therapy for Sleep Apnea Really Have Heart Benefits?

The Skeptical Cardiologist laments lack of high-quality RCTs in the literature

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CABANA Paints Afib Ablation as Cost 'Attractive'

Subanalysis results robustly inside willingness-to-pay thresholds

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The Pill Can Spell Trouble for Long QTc

Cardiac events linked to one form in particular

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Start Rhythm Control Early for Afib With Heart Failure

EAST-AFNET 4 trial finds similar benefits across ejection fraction ranges

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Could Zapping the Spine Help Prevent Afib in High-Risk CABG Patients?

Pilot study yields dramatic results

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LBB Pacing Linked to Better Outcomes in Comparative Study

Observational findings were promising

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Cardiac Patch Monitors Don't Match Up on Detection

In simultaneous-use comparison, one device came out on top

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DOAC Reduces Stroke Risk After Ventricular Ablation

Study treatment superior to aspirin, STROKE-VT trial shows

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Changes in Epicardial Fat May Drive SGLT2 Inhibitor Benefits

More insight into mechanisms behind empagliflozin's cardioprotection

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Triathlete Seeks Help After Repeated Spells of Heart Palpitations

Sports career/training can trigger Afib

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Watchman FLX Stays on Track for Stroke Prevention

Next-generation LAA occluder maintains good results at 2 years

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Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emerge

Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events

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Trouble Looms With Pacemakers After Aortic Valve Replacement

Permanent pacemaker implantation of clinical significance in cohort study

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Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem

Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties

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Caffeine Effects on PVC Frequency: A Self-Experiment

The Skeptical Cardiologist sees dramatic changes on ambulatory cardiac monitoring

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Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow

No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds

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Zanubrutinib Tops Ibrutinib in Relapsed or Refractory CLL

Better overall response rate, less cardiotoxicity, with second-generation BTK inhibitor

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Acalabrutinib Offers Less Wear and Tear on the Heart in CLL Patients

BTK inhibitor had less cardiotoxicity than ibrutinib, but similar efficacy

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Op-Ed: Does Your Patient Really Have Diastolic Dysfunction?

The Skeptical Cardiologist highlights the confusion in "diastology"

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Simplified 9-1-1 Interactions Spurred More Bystander CPR

Improvements seen in Los Angeles regardless of callers' English proficiency

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COVID Long Haulers Illuminate Overlooked Medical Condition

More evidence for POTS after SARS-CoV-2 infection is helping to raise awareness

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