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High HDL-C levels linked to increased fracture risk
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
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
Consuming no drinks per week has benefits.
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Simulation-based training effective for transesophageal echo
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
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
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
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
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
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
New study challenges guidelines on active fever prevention in comatose patients.
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Pregnancy not a barrier to interventional cardiology career
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
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
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
“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
“The Canadian TIA Score can be used to determine the urgency for an assessment by a stroke neurologist.”