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Community intervention curbs CV disease in hypertensive adults
Nonphysician health workers helped patients control hypertension and reduce cardiovascular disease risk.
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Over decades, low physical activity boosts mortality risk
PARIS – Being active in earlier adulthood didn’t save sedentary older adults from increased risk.
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Disputes over malpractice blame: Do allocations matter?
A legal battle between a doctor and insurer highlight conflicts that can arise when settling medical malpractice claims.
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Lowering hyperuricemia improved endothelial function but failed as an antihypertensive
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Ultrasound’s arrhythmia localization surpassed ECG’s accuracy
SAN FRANCISCO – A new ultrasound imaging technology uses tissue movement to localize arrhythmia sources more precisely than a 12-lead ECG.
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New risk score predicts cardiac-device infection
SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers devised a risk score to predict cardiac-device infection using data from 19,603 patients in the PADIT trial.
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Renal denervation boosts effectiveness of AFib catheter ablation
Performing renal denervation along with pulmonary vein isolation in hypertensive atrial fibrillation patients cut arrhythmia recurrences.
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Higher AFib ablation volumes linked with better outcomes
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. hospitals with the lowest volume of atrial fibrillation catheter ablations had worse outcomes...