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Nuclear Tracer Shortage; Weighing Post-Ablation OAC; Fix for Biased AI Tools?

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Cardio Break over a computer rendering of a heart.

Magnesium's hemostatic effects in intracerebral hemorrhage were supported by reduced hematoma expansion in FAST-MAG participants who achieved . (Stroke)

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology alerted to a shortage of , a radioisotope tracer used in nuclear imaging of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis. (Health Imaging)

Postmortem toxicology data suggested disproportionately low detection of drugs in . (JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology)

A may allow for earlier detection of acute myocardial infarction, according to a cohort study. (JAMA Network Open)

The TALOS-AMI findings on antiplatelet de-escalation following percutaneous coronary intervention were consistent among patients at . (JAMA Cardiology)

In the general population, the had predictive value for cardiovascular disease over traditional risk factors alone. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Look to the CHADS2 score when considering for atrial fibrillation (Afib), a large Japanese observational study suggested. (European Heart Journal)

Between men and women with paroxysmal Afib, the latter tended to have despite older age. (Open Heart)

Another study finds give incomplete responses to medical prompts, this time specific to cardiac arrhythmias and devices. (EP Europace)

There may be a way to mitigate for the prognosis and management of heart failure. (Circulation: Heart Failure)

In the GUIDE-IT trial, were a strong predictor of outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. (JACC: Heart Failure)

Later-life cardiovascular events were less likely in people spending in range for guideline-recommended activity levels. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

appeared durable out to 5 years when used for surgical aortic valve replacement in people with bicuspid aortic valves. (Annals of Thoracic Surgery)

Genetic risk for high blood pressure may be gleaned from . (Circulation)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for 鶹ý, where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.