Cardiology
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Sudden Cardiac Deaths Down Among NCAA Athletes
Strategies to reduce sudden cardiac death among competing athletes may be having a positive effect.
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Circadian Blood Pressure Shifts Earlier in Children With Moderate to Severe OSA
In children with moderate to severe OSA, both systolic BP and diastolic BP were significantly elevated compared with the control group.
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Newborn Recipient of Partial Heart Transplant Doing Well
Transplanted aorta and pulmonary valves continue to grow for infant diagnosed prenatally with persistent truncus arteriosus and severe truncal...
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Light Activity in Childhood May Lower Cholesterol
Higher cumulative light physical activity from childhood through young adulthood was associated with a fivefold to eightfold decrease in total...
Guidelines
AHA, AAP update neonatal resuscitation guidelines
The updated guidelines state that use of a T-piece resuscitator to deliver PPV is preferred to the use of a self-inflating bag.
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Long-term use of ADHD meds and CVD risk: New data
“Clinicians should be vigilant in monitoring signs and symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, particularly among those receiving higher doses.”
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COVID coronary plaque infection confirms CV risk
The findings may not only explain the link between COVID and the increased risk of cardiovascular events but mark a starting point for new...
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Lead pollutants as harmful to health as particulate matter
The economic consequences of increased exposure to lead are already immense, especially in low- and middle-income countries, according to study...
Guidelines
AHA updates CPR guidelines on cardiac arrest after poisoning
The update reflects treatment advances and new knowledge, including the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for...
Commentary
SCD in athletes: Lessons from high-profile cases
There are certainly things that we know we should be intervening on and others where participation is a question. All of these we are trying to...
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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...