Cardiology
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What causes sudden cardiac arrest in young people?
Sports play a less important role in sudden cardiac arrest than is often assumed, even in young individuals.
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Serious arrhythmias playing video games ‘extremely rare’
“If patients are “properly diagnosed, risk stratified, and treated, it is okay to engage in e-gaming.”
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Exercise program boosted physical, but not mental, health in young children with overweight
Body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness improved with a combination of aerobic and resistance exercise.
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Placebo effect can be found in a cup of coffee
Plus: Humble shopping carts become diagnostic tools and dirty dentures become homes for respiratory pathogens.
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Three ‘synergistic’ problems when taking blood pressure
“How long does it take to take blood pressure three times within a 1-minute interval, with the patient seated and their back supported, as...
Conference Coverage
Lomitapide shows promise in pediatric homozygous FH
The drug inhibits microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, which plays a key role in apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein assembly and...
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Half of deaths from homozygous FH occur before age 32 years
“We should do something to prolong the lives of those people,” because the current results are “terrifying.”
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Bundled strategy increased preteen lipid screening
An intervention included in-office testing, provider education, and EMR updates.
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Expert discusses which diets are best, based on the evidence
The Mediterranean diet is not only helpful for losing weight but also can reduce the risk of various chronic diseases.
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Step count–heart rate link confirmed in children
The new findings provide a new means for pediatricians to measure physical fitness.
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Study offers dozens of reasons to cut sugar
The result is a list that cites the world’s most common health problems like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, heart attack,...