Cardiology
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Heart Attack, Stroke Survivors at High Risk for Long COVID
Researchers suggest that anyone with cardiovascular disease should consider getting the updated COVID vaccine boosters.
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No Increased Stroke Risk After COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine
No additional stroke risk was found with the COVID-19 vaccine 6 weeks after injection, study finds.
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COVID-19 virus infects coronary vasculature
“Our data conclusively demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting and replicating in macrophages within the coronary vasculature of...
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Lead exposure still a global health burden
Estimates place lead exposure on a par with ambient particulate matter and household air pollution combined, and ahead of unsafe household...
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Women with atrial fibrillation more likely to develop dementia
Authors say cognitive screening should be part of yearly visits for men and women with AF; early rhythm control and anticoagulation are also key...
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‘Striking’ benefit of lipid lowering in primary prevention
“If patients can’t tolerate a statin, then treat them with bempedoic acid. The bottom line is that these patients just need to be treated.”
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Low-dose colchicine approved for CVD: Now what?
“If we think patients are still at high risk of recurrent cardiovascular events, we have to think what we will do next. This is where this drug...
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FDA OKs low-dose colchicine for broad CV indication
“The FDA approval of colchicine for patients with atherosclerotic disease is a huge signal that physicians need to be aware of inflammation as a...
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Aspirin warning: Anemia may increase with daily use
“We found that low-dose aspirin also increased the risk of anemia during the trial, and this was most likely due to bleeding that was not...
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Depression drives metabolic syndrome
The association between baseline depression and development of metabolic syndrome was strongest for those with severe depression.