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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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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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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...
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Bariatric surgery still best option for some with obesity
“Sometimes we might need to go straight to surgery instead of going through medications first, because it may be the most effective and evidence-...
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At-home blood pressure monitoring is cost effective over long term
Home measurement appeared to be economical over a minimum 10-year period compared with usual care – higher expenditures for equipment and training...
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FDA OKs symplicity renal denervation system for hypertension
The Symplicity Spyral system provides a catheter-based approach to denervate the renal arteries using radiofrequency energy.
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Single injection reduces blood pressure for 6 months: KARDIA-1
Zilebesiran is a subcutaneous RNA interference therapeutic that binds with high affinity to the hepatic asialoglycoprotein receptor, bringing...
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PREVENT: AHA’s new risk calculator incorporates CKM health
PREVENT is for use in adults aged 30-79 years and estimates the 10- and 30-year risk of total CVD including, for the first time, heart failure.