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The Widowmaker: Clarifying the Record for Our Patients

Fear shouldn't drive medical intervention

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ESC Streamlines Cardiovascular Guidelines

Afib, hypertension, and others get updates with simplifications

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Afib Ablation Delivers in First Sham-Controlled Study

More conclusive evidence for benefits on Afib burden, QoL

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DOAC Monotherapy Bests Dual Antithrombotic Therapy for Afib Plus Coronary Disease

Bleeding reduced -- without risk of ischemic events -- versus dual antithrombotic in Korean trial

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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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Another Trial Sides With MitraClip for Functional Mitral Regurgitation

RESHAPE-HF2 has provocative implications for a wider pool of TEER candidates

Predicting COVID Outbreaks Via Wastewater; New Medicine for Menopause

Also in TTHealthWatch: myocarditis after COVID vaccination

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Pause or Keep RAS Inhibitors Before Surgery? Take Your Pick.

Either choice is "acceptable" based on randomized study

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Women's 30-Year Heart Risk Can Be Predicted by Just Three Factors

And two aren't in the standard cardiovascular risk prediction tool

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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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Wegovy Protects Against Deadly COVID Cases

Non-cardiovascular benefits observed in SELECT trial

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Experts: Don't Say 'Heartbeat' to Describe Ultrasound Findings in Early Pregnancy

Ob/gyns, radiologists, and emergency docs convened to unify first-trimester language

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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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COVID Vax Myocarditis Stays Mild With Good Prognosis Over a Year Later

Evolution of postvaccine myocarditis tracked for 18 months in cohort study

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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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Counseling for PAD Walking Issues Might Hold Cardiovascular Benefit

Quality-of-life improvement could explain the reduction in MACE, trial analysis suggests

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Day in the Life of a Doctor: Cardiology

Join YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, for a day in the hospital

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Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physicians

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Outsized Death Risk for Women With Afib After Heart Surgery

Sex should factor into tailoring of postoperative care, research suggests

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Semaglutide Has Disproportionate Suicidality Signal, Analysis Finds

Reports of suicidal ideation higher when compared to other drugs in WHO database

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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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Heart Defects in Kids Linked to Dads' Hepatitis B History Too

Study in line with prior evidence implicating mother's preconception HBV infection

Plant, Animal Fats and CV Death; Mortality in English-Speaking Countries

Also in TTHealthWatch: computer interfaces for communication in people with ALS

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Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.

Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ

Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

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

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancers

Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's

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Clues for Smarter Rhythm Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery?

Predictors of POAF burden, late-occurring POAF identified in prospective study

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Lupus Organ Damage Most Often Comes Early

Spanish cohort study tracked patients for up to 20 years after diagnosis

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Statin Use Linked to Higher Risk of Glaucoma

In contrast, a larger but less diverse study found cholesterol-lowering drugs protective

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How Good Is Wegovy's Heart Benefit?

Experts put SELECT trial findings in context

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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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Expert Panel: Target These 14 Factors to Cut Dementia Incidence by Nearly Half

Update from Lancet Commission adds vision loss, high LDL to previous list

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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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