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Certain SSRIs May Increase Arrhythmia Risk in Select Patients

At recommended dose in people over 65, potentially pro-arrhythmic concentrations predicted in 20%

Aug 29, 2023
No Aspirin After PCI? Extended P2Y12 Monotherapy? Trials Weigh In

Two trials read out, but generalizability is the question

Aug 29, 2023
Cancer Therapy's Lower-Limb Blood Clots Better Treated With Long Anticoagulation

A year of DOAC therapy did not result in significantly more bleeds in ONCO DVT trial

Aug 29, 2023
Novel Amyloid Drug Improves Mid-Term Outcomes in ATTR Cardiomyopathy

Pivotal trial "suggests the tantalizing possibility of genuine clinical improvement"

Aug 29, 2023
Cancer Therapy's Lower-Limb Blood Clots Better Treated With Long Anticoagulation

A year of DOAC therapy did not result in significantly more bleeds in ONCO DVT trial

Novel Amyloid Drug Improves Mid-Term Outcomes in ATTR Cardiomyopathy

Pivotal trial "suggests the tantalizing possibility of genuine clinical improvement"

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Breast Cancer Patient Develops Heart Palpitations and Dyspnea

Symptom resolution after stopping anti-HER2 therapy suggests treatment-related cardiotoxicity

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Repeated Syncope in a Woman With No Known Heart Disease

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation can affect people with no clinical evidence of heart disease

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Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Interrupted by Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Young Woman

Patient recovered quickly, thanks to cardiologist's fast response

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OCT Angioplasty Win; Congenital Defect Found in Bronny James; Gene Tx for Angina

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Aug 29, 2023
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'Big Win' for Anti-Obesity Medication in Heart Failure

Semaglutide led to meaningful reductions in symptoms, weight in patients with obesity and HFpEF

Aug 29, 2023
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U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations

Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list

Aug 29, 2023
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Compound in Beetroot Juice Fends Off Contrast-Induced AKI

"Provocative" results for inorganic nitrate pill shown in NITRATE-CIN trial

Aug 29, 2023
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Testosterone Loss in Older Men: Factors Beyond Age in the Mix

Several lifestyle, health factors associated with declining levels

Aug 28, 2023
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Case Grows for SGLT2 Inhibitors as Gout Treatment

Large cohort study shows expansive benefits

Aug 28, 2023
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Less Atrial Pacing Doesn't Cut Afib in Sinus Node Dysfunction

Trial debunks strategy for higher-risk group

Aug 28, 2023
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Immune Suppressant Stumbles for Acute Myocarditis in Early Data

Phase II trial might not end the story for anti-inflammatory approach, though

Aug 28, 2023
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STEMI Complete Revascularization: No Point in Waiting

MULTISTARS AMI trial helps answer the timing question in multivessel disease treatment

Aug 28, 2023
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Rush to DOACs Spells Trouble for Frail Warfarin Users

Lower bleeding risk of new blood thinners did not extend to this older subgroup

Aug 28, 2023
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Ambulance Routing Might Not Matter After Cardiac Arrest

Trial in best-case scenario setting shows sending patients to specialty centers doesn't help

Aug 28, 2023
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Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu

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Aug 28, 2023
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Pulsed Field Ablation Measures Up in Head-to-Head Trial

Novel catheters on par with thermal ablation, but do they meet the early high hopes?

Aug 28, 2023
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Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patients

Death and surgeries delayed in end-stage heart failure

Aug 28, 2023
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