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Left-Sided Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy and Coronary Artery Disease
A study of breast cancer survivors revealed left breast radiation therapy doubles the subsequent risk of coronary heart disease vs. right-sided radiation.
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Long-Term Post-TAVR Survival and Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
An analysis of a real-world database revealed 14% of patients undergoing routine transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement required permanent pacemaker implantation within 30 days of the valve procedure. There was no difference in long-term survival between patients who did and did not undergo pacemaker implant.
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Importance of Age in the Application of Coronary Artery Calcium Detection
Using coronary CT strategy as a diagnostic first line in patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery obstruction revealed relying on the coronary calcium score alone is inadequate for younger patients with a higher frequency of non-calcified obstructions.
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Coronary CT Angiography in the General Population
Coronary artery CT angiography in asymptomatic, middle-aged subjects without known coronary artery disease showed coronary atherosclerosis is common but mostly mild and appears in women after a 10-year delay.
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Intensive Monitoring for Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation Did Not Prevent Strokes
Screening with an implantable loop recorder resulted in dramatically higher rates of atrial fibrillation detection and ensuing anticoagulation, but without a significant decrease in risk of stroke or systemic embolism by six years of follow-up.
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Evaluation and Management of Hypertension in Adults
Hypertension, defined by most major societies as > 140/90 mmHg, is common and the prevalence is increasing.
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College Students Need Better STI, Sexual Violence Education
Nearly two-thirds of college students reported having experienced sexual and/or physical violence at some time in their lives, according to the results of a new study. -
Better Education on Sexually Transmitted Infections Is Needed
A small study of women who responded to a study recruitment flier that offered a free, rapid HIV test revealed the participants knew very little about sexually transmitted infections. -
Pandemic Unlikely to Have Stopped Trend of Rising STDs, Researchers Suggest
The 2019 STD Surveillance Report noted annual cases of STDs in the United States reached an all-time high in 2019 for the sixth consecutive year. In 2019, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, and a nearly 30% increase in reportable STDs between 2015 and 2019. Data from 2020 showed a similar trend of high STD cases in the first 11 weeks of 2020, but reported cases were much lower than 2019 cases for a week in April 2020. -
Community Health Centers Rarely Offer One-Year Supply of Oral Contraceptives
States and community health centers could do a better job of removing access barriers to oral contraceptives, according to the results of a new study. Only a small percentage of states and community health centers provide patients with a one-year supply of oral contraceptives on site.