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Epinephrine linked with more refractory cardiogenic shock after acute MI
April 18, 2019
Is there a difference in safety and efficacy when using epinephrine versus norepinephrine for cardiogenic shock after successful reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction (AMI)?
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Poor response to statins hikes risk of cardiovascular events
April 17, 2019
Patients with better outcomes were more likely to have initiated therapy with a more potent drug.
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Statin exposure associated with idiopathic inflammatory myositis
April 15, 2019
What is the association between exposure to statin medications and histologically confirmed idiopathic inflammatory myositis?
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PIONEER-HF Extension: Don’t stall starting sacubitril/valsartan
April 14, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – “The early improvement in postdischarge outcomes supports the in-hospital initiation of sacubitril/valsartan.” – Dr. Adam D. DeVore
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Highlights from the ‘Updates in ACS’ session (VIDEO)
April 12, 2019
HM19 attendees discuss the key lessons from the Updates in Acute Coronary Syndrome session.
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Clinicians, CMS confer over heart failure–readmission penalty
April 10, 2019
Evidence showed the CMS hospital penalty for excess heart failure readmissions has had unintended adverse consequences and needs fixing.
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One-dose-fits-all aspirin administration strategy may not be advisable
April 5, 2019
Are the same doses of aspirin equally effective in preventing cardiovascular (CV) events and long-term colorectal risk reduction in patients of various body sizes?
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30-day readmissions after STEMI with cardiogenic shock 13%
April 2, 2019
WASHINGTON – Risk factors for 30-day readmission included female sex, older age, and comorbidities.
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More chest compression–only CPR leads to increased survival rates
April 1, 2019
This alternative for bystanders raises both CPR performance rates and patient survival.
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Ticagrelor reversal agent looks promising
March 28, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Ticagrelor’s antiplatelet effect was squelched within 5 minutes.
