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Antihypertensives show similar long-term mortality rates
Mortality was not significantly different among users of three different antihypertensives over a follow-up of up to 32 years.
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Vegan diet confers cardiometabolic benefits
“Clinicians may consider recommending plant-based diets to reduce cardiometabolic risk factors, as well as aligning with environmental benefits...
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Meet the newest acronym in primary care: CKM
“This approach not only raises awareness, it also empowers PCPs to diagnose and treat these conditions more holistically.”
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Statin use remains low for at-risk patients
Statin usage increased since 1999 but peaked at 35% in 2013 despite expanded ACC/AHA guidelines.
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Reducing albumin improves kidney and heart function in people with type 2 diabetes
A urine-to-creatinine ratio reduction of at least 30% reduced kidney risk by 64%.
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Smoking alters salivary microbiota in potential path to disease risk
"Decreased microbial nitrate reduction pathway abundance in smokers may provide an additional explanation for the effect of smoking on...
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AHA, AAP update neonatal resuscitation guidelines
The updated guidelines state that use of a T-piece resuscitator to deliver PPV is preferred to the use of a self-inflating bag.
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ACC/AHA issue updated atrial fibrillation guideline
The updated guideline recognizes lifestyle and risk factor modification as a “pillar” of AF management and offers “more prescriptive”...
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Vagus nerve stimulation promising in POTS
“Collectively, these data suggest that tVNS, a low-cost, low-risk intervention, applied for a short period of time in selected patients with POTS...
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Transapical valve replacement relieves mitral regurgitation
“What an absolute pleasure to be a mitral surgeon at a meeting where you’re presenting a solution for something that we find incredibly...
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PTSD symptoms in women tied to worse heart, brain health
Outcomes of interest were associations of PTSD symptoms with carotid intima media thickness, brain white matter hyperintensity volume, and...