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Cardiology

News, opinions and meeting coverage in cardiology.

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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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Midlife Cognition Tied to Inflammation Years Earlier

Consistently high CRP levels over 18 years raised the risk of poor cognitive function

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Semaglutide May Be Linked to Condition That Causes Blindness

Association with optic neuropathy in observational data needs further study to assess causality

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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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One Country's Routine ECGs Flag Risk of Cardiovascular Events Later On

However, the results aren't certain to sway U.S. recommendations for general population screening

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Many Kids Benefit From GLP-1s. What Happens When They Have to Stop Taking Them?

Prepare patients early for a time when medication is no longer an option

Aspirin Overuse; Biotypes of Depression and Anxiety

Also in TTHealthWatch: medications and the liver, and managing gestational diabetes

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Did Cold Medications Affect Biden's Debate Performance?

How the American people assess the debate hinges on the answer

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A More Selective Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis Protocol May Be Safer for New Moms

The risk-stratified protocol was associated with fewer wound hematomas in single-center report

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More Than 1 in 4 Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valve Disease

Most cases were mild, and age was a predictor of disease

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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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Nationwide Coffee Recall; Aspirin Misuse Common; Gena Rowlands' Alzheimer's Disease

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A Call to Action on Gestational Diabetes

Women are failed at every point, and earlier screening and later follow-up are needed, group says

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Surprisingly High Hypercortisolism Prevalence With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

Many also had adrenal abnormalities

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Low-Dose SGLT2 Inhibitor May Protect Kidneys in Youth With T1D

Adolescence is a critical period in T1D, associated with hyperfiltration and high HbA1c levels

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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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Preeclampsia Can Be Fatal. New Blood Tests Aim to Determine Who Is at Risk.

The tests could also help speed up the development of new treatments

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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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King Charles' Sister Hospitalized; Mask Bill Vetoed; NFL Legend's Health Scare

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Novel Triple-Hormone Agonist Boosts Beta-Cell Function in T2D

Insulin sensitivity also improved in people with obesity free of diabetes

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Automated Insulin Pump Helps Type 2 Diabetes Control

SECURE-T2D trial provides pivotal findings to expand use of the Omnipod 5 System

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Trial Points to Best Practices for Inhaled Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes

INHALE 3 provides insights into dosing and who might actually do worse than with a pump

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Fenofibrate Slows Diabetic Retinopathy Progression

Randomized trial shows a benefit of an inexpensive cholesterol drug

Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke

Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents

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Tech in Diabetes: What's Going Wrong?

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, talks tech

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Cardiac Shockwave Device Passes Hurdle in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Question of clinical benefit beyond LVEF improvement will require larger trials

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How Does Heat Kill? It Confuses the Brain, Shuts Down Organs, and Strains the Heart.

Here's what's happening inside the human body

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Donald Sutherland Dies; Can Viagra Benefit Women? Insulin Supply Affected by Wegovy

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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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Use This Common Cardiac Test in RA Patients, Study Suggests

Identifies heart risks not captured by conventional risk factors

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Perinatal Depression Tied to Increased Risk of Midlife Cardiovascular Disease

Relationships most pronounced for hypertensive disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure

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Large-Scale Intensive BP Intervention Proves Sustainable for CVD Prevention

Community-based program reduced events regardless of age, diabetes

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Cardiology's Private Equity Hot Spots; Statin Overuse; Type B Blood & Heart Injury

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Rise in Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy While Treatment Stagnates

Prevalence of condition among pregnant people doubled from 2008 to 2021

Train Eyes So Myopia Doesn't Get Worse? Nurse Intervention for BP Post-Stroke

Also in TTHealthWatch: cancers subsequent to CAR-T therapy

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Late-Window Tenecteplase for Stroke Works When Thrombectomy's Out of the Question

TRACE-III trial finds benefit for lytic given up to 24 hours after stroke onset

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Type 1 Diabetes in Older People Has Nearly Tripled Globally Since the '90s

But the increase marks good news for survival, study suggests

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Postpartum Readmissions Up With High Blood Pressures Lingering From Pregnancy

Concerns about BP thresholds for antihypertensive medication initiation

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