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Newer antihyperglycemic drugs have distinctive CV, kidney benefits
March 12, 2019
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs have different effects on cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Five pitfalls in optimizing medical management of HFrEF
March 8, 2019
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “A key message is that stability is an illusion in patients with symptomatic heart failure.” – Dr. Akshay S. Desai
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Glyceryl trinitrate does not improve outcomes of ischemic stroke
March 7, 2019
HONOLULU – Although treatment reduced blood pressure, it did not reduce disability at 90 days, compared with sham.
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Infective endocarditis isn’t what it used to be
March 6, 2019
Epidemiology and clinical expression of infective endocarditis are now far different from what most physicians encountered in training.
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New SOFA version could streamline outcomes research
March 4, 2019
The eSOFA includes more objective criteria and should make it easier to compare data across institutions.
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ICU admissions raise chronic condition risk
February 27, 2019
Compared to non-ICU visitors, patients had greater risk of developing new chronic conditions after discharge.
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Deferoxamine does not improve 90-day outcomes after ICH
February 14, 2019
HONOLULU – The drug is safe, and data suggest that it could improve 180-day outcomes.
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SGLT2 inhibitors morph into HF drugs
February 7, 2019
“We’re increasingly moving to an age where these agents are actually cardiovascular drugs that happen to lower blood glucose.” – Dr. Akshay S. Desai
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Cilostazol plus aspirin or clopidogrel reduces the risk of recurrent stroke
February 7, 2019
HONOLULU – Dual therapy with cilostazol and aspirin or clopidogrel did not increase the risk of serious bleeding.
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Intensive insulin added no benefit for hyperglycemia after ischemic stroke
February 7, 2019
Results from a large RCT showed intensive and standard insulin regimens produced similar clinical outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke.