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Renal denervation BP benefits remain at 3 years: SPYRAL HTN-ON
Results from the sham-controlled trial suggest renal denervation may provide an alternative “adjunctive treatment” in the management of...
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DIAMOND: Adding patiromer helps optimize HF meds, foils hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia is no reason for suboptimal guideline-directed heart failure medical therapy, given availability of at least one potassium-binding...
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Apremilast has neutral effect on vascular inflammation in psoriasis study
“There has been a keen interest in understanding how psoriasis therapies impact cardiovascular risk.”
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Type 2 diabetes remission possible for those with lower BMI
Having a normal BMI is no barrier to experiencing type 2 diabetes remission with a structured weight-loss program, show U.K. results.
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Extraction of infected implanted cardiac devices rare, despite guidelines
Prompt extraction for implantable device infections is guideline recommended but not often performed.
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Flu vaccines cut seasonal death in heart failure patients
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Anticoagulation not routinely needed after TAVR: ADAPT-TAVR
The ADAPT-TAVR trial showed a numerical reduction in leaflet thrombosis with edoxaban versus dual-antiplatelet therapy, but no reduction in...
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Early PCSK9 inhibition in AMI yields plaque regression
‘Go early and go low’ is an expert’s response to the imaging results from PACMAN-AMI showing plaque reduction after AMI patients received...
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APOLLO: SLN360 clears first major hurdle, hammering Lp(a)
The results add to growing enthusiasm for achieving the ‘holy grail’ of a lipoprotein(a)-specific lowering agent, but whether it will reduce...
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New HF guidelines feature ‘quad’ therapy, tweaked terminology
They include new generalist-friendly labels for the traditional but obscurely named four stages of HF that, it is hoped, will have wider reach and...
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Supermarket diet advice improves DASH adherence: SuperWIN
People who received personalized nutrition education at the grocery store significantly improved adherence to a healthy diet, in a study where...