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18 Jun 2018 - Clinical Summaries from Diabetes Obes Metab Does BMI influence the choice of lipid-lowering therapy?
Findings from the DYSIS study.
12 Jun 2018 - Clinical Summaries from BMC Infect Dis Does statin therapy provide mortality benefit in people living with HIV?
Meta-analysis evaluated the association between statin use and cardioprotective and mortality outcomes.
8 Jun 2018 - Clinical Summaries from Eur J Heart Fail Sex-specific and age-based differences in dilated cardiomyopathy
Study evaluated natural history and outcome of DCM.

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18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from PLoS Negl Trop Dis Chagas disease leads to cardiomyopathy in almost a third of cases
The “new HIV/AIDS of the Americas” is linked to ECG abnormalities.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from N Engl J Med Aw, nuts: landmark Mediterranean diet study retracted, replaced
Reevaluation of randomization process forced the changes.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Type 2 MI: managing an increasingly common diagnosis
Some studies suggest that type 2 is more prevalent than type 1.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Coll Cardiol hs-cTnT vs conventional cTn uses more resources without affecting survival
More MI diagnoses, angiographies, revascularizations in a large Swedish study.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol Ablation vs medical therapy for Afib: retrospective CAABL-AF
Ablation won this round, but multiple caveats mean the controversy isn't yet settled.
15 Jun 2018 - Clinical Summaries from BMC Cardiovasc Disord Higher neck circumference may predict congestive heart failure events, coronary heart disease mortality
Study evaluates the association between NC and the incidence of CHF and CHD mortality in populations with and without sleep-disordered breathing.
15 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Geriatr Soc Dementia: meta-analysis clarifies CV effect of cholinesterase inhibitors
Meta-analysis of 31 cohort studies with more than 2 million participants.
15 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JACC Cardiovasc Interv Preventing radial artery occlusion after access: manual vs mechanical compression
The 2 methods yielded similar occlusion rates, but manual was faster.
15 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Depression linked to multiple prescriptions in US adults
More depression among those with 3-plus prescriptions with depression as AE.
14 Jun 2018 - Clinical Summaries from Eur Heart J Afib: dual or triple therapy post-PCI?
Results from a meta-analysis.
14 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Coll Cardiol On-X anticoagulation with lower-intensity warfarin
INR 1.5-2.0 safe after 3 months of full anticoagulation in PROACT trial.
13 Jun 2018 - UK Medical News Dementia risk increased with hypertension at age 50 years, but not 60 or 70 years
Risk was increased with systolic BP 130mmHg or higher, lower than the NICE-defined hypertension threshold of 140mmHg or higher.
13 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA USPSTF: ECG not needed for CVD screening in asymptomatic adults
Task force recommends against resting or exercise ECG.
13 Jun 2018 - International Medical News Health priorities at G7 summit
Managing the post-polio transition featured among issues addressed by world leaders at the G7 summit.

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