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Tools for preventing heart failure
February 13, 2020
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “There will be more than 1 million new cases of heart failure this year, and the vast majority of them could have been prevented.” – Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
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Consider PET/CT when infectious source is a puzzler
February 11, 2020
CHICAGO – Benefits of a rapid full-body scan with high spatial resolution may offset reimbursement issues.
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Cardiac arrest: Targeted temperature management a game changer
February 5, 2020
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “There are essentially no patients for whom temperature control somewhere in the range between 32 degrees C and 36 degrees C is contraindicated.”
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Noninjectable modes of insulin delivery coming of age
February 2, 2020
Intranasally delivered insulin may also improve neurocognitive function.
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What 2019’s top five CAD trials tell us
January 29, 2020
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Triple therapy as a triple threat – a three-pronged threat to patient safety, Dr. Malcolm R. Bell says.
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HHS: Coronavirus risk low in U.S., vaccine development underway
January 28, 2020
U.S. health providers should be on the lookout for any patient who has traveled to China recently.
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Cardiac biomarkers refine antihypertensive drug initiation decisions
January 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Analysis showcases a better way to select patients for intensive BP lowering.
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Children with resistant UTIs unexpectedly may respond to discordant antibiotics
January 17, 2020
A low rate of care escalation and high rate of clinical improvement suggest this may be a reasonable approach until urine culture sensitivities return.
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SPRINT-type BP control provides up to 3 years of additional life
January 14, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Survival advantage of intensive over standard blood pressure lowering is age dependent.
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Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a work in progress
January 13, 2020
Although the disorder has a lower mortality than heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, it places a significant burden on health care systems.