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High HDL-C levels linked to increased fracture risk

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: January 26, 2023

High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with a higher risk for fracture among older adults, a cohort study suggests.

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Patients with COPD at higher risk of death 1 year after surgery

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: January 25, 2023

Frailty, cancer, and procedure type were factors that modified the association between COPD and outcomes.

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Canadian guidance recommends reducing alcohol consumption

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: January 25, 2023

Consuming no drinks per week has benefits.

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Simulation-based training effective for transesophageal echo

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: January 18, 2023

Cardiology fellows who learned transesophageal echocardiography using simulations scored higher on both theoretical and practical tests than those...

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Pandemic may be limiting ED access for sexual assault

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: January 12, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued, ‘we became increasingly concerned about limited health care access for survivors of sexual assault,’ said the...

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Does EPA lower CV risk? REDUCE-IT revisited

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: January 12, 2023

A prescription product consisting of a “highly purified” form of the omega-3 acid eicosapentaenoic acid, was heralded in 2018 as ushering in “the...

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Frail ADHF patients benefit more from early rehab

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: January 11, 2023

Patients with acute decompensated heart failure who were frail at baseline benefited more from early targeted physical rehabilitation than those...

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Genetic test identifies parental source of cancer variant

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: December 30, 2022

Directing cascade genetic testing to one side of the family could speed time to diagnosis of more carriers.

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Dispatching volunteer responders may not increase AED use in OHCA

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: December 20, 2022

Lay responders performed CPR and applied AEDs at rates similar to trained volunteer responders dispatched via a smartphone app to handle out-of-...

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Shorter fever prevention duration effective after cardiac arrest

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: December 2, 2022

New study challenges guidelines on active fever prevention in comatose patients.

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Pregnancy not a barrier to interventional cardiology career

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: November 30, 2022

A new European position paper concludes that a fetus is not at risk at commonly used radiation doses and urges safety requirements “for everyone...

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Red blood cells made to deliver antibiotics to bacteria

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: November 8, 2022

The strategy “has become a universal red blood cell–based delivery platform that we call ‘smart blood’ ... that can safely and selectively deliver...

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Diet high in plant omega-3s tied to better HF prognosis

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: October 28, 2022

Heart failure patients with higher circulating alpha-linolenic acid levels were at lower risk of hospitalization and death.

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Wake-up call on sleep and cardiovascular health

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: October 24, 2022

“Our study is the first to show that sleep metrics add independent predictive value for CVD events over and above the original seven...

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Risk score refines TIA management for PCPs, emergency docs

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Marilynn Larkin
Publish date: October 21, 2022

“The Canadian TIA Score can be used to determine the urgency for an assessment by a stroke neurologist.”

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