Cardiology
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STROKE AF at 3 years: High AFib rate after atherosclerotic stroke
Continuous monitoring to detect AFib should be considered in a larger population of stroke patients rather than just those with cryptogenic stroke...
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Drinking tea can keep your heart healthy as you age
People who do not drink tea can still benefit by including foods rich in flavonoids in their diet.
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Acute cardiac events common during COVID hospitalization
“We expected to see acute cardiac events occurring among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 but were surprised by how frequently they occurred.”
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Longer diabetes duration links with increased heart failure
Prospective data from nearly 24,000 people with diabetes showed that longer diabetes duration significantly linked with an increased heart failure...
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Frequent visits to green spaces linked to lower use of some meds
Finnish city dwellers who often visited green spaces, such as parks and community gardens, used fewer psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma...
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CV deaths jumped in 2020, reflecting pandemic toll
The American Heart Association 2020 Statistical Update offers lessons for addressing structural issues that drive health disparities.
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Long QT syndrome overdiagnosis persists
Five ‘diagnostic miscues’ underlie overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome, which can profoundly affect patients’ quality of life.
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Angioedema risk jumps when switching HF meds
The risk for angioedema rises when switching from an ARB or ACE inhibitor to ARNI, observational data suggest.
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More type 2 diabetes deaths from cancer than heart disease
In people with type 2 diabetes, cancer screening should get at least as much attention as CVD prevention.
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AHA scientific statement on rapid evaluation for suspected TIA
A key aim of the statement is to help clinicians properly risk-stratify patients with suspected TIA.