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Slow, Steady, and Synchronized Wins the Race
In patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure, definitive rate control via atrioventricular junction ablation and biventricular pacing resulted in a significant reduction in all-cause mortality vs. pharmacologic rate control.
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Screen Older Heart Failure Patients for Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
A screening study of heart failure patients ≥ age 60 years, left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40%, and left ventricle wall thickness ≥ 12 mm revealed 6.3% prevalence of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, a highly treatable disease.
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Is This Ventricular Tachycardia?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from an elderly man with chest pain and shortness of breath. Is the rhythm ventricular tachycardia?
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Insulin Glargine-yfgn Injection (Semglee)
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Anticoagulation Plus Antiplatelet Therapy in Chronic Atherosclerosis
An analysis of the COMPASS trial for the secondary endpoint of mortality showed the combination of low-dose rivaroxaban and aspirin significantly lowered the all-cause mortality rate vs. low-dose aspirin alone.
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No Harm in a Morning Cup of Joe
Habitual coffee consumption was inversely associated with a lower risk of cardiac arrythmia.
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Statins, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia
An analysis of the ASPREE database showed that with almost five years of follow-up, statins are not associated with cognitive decline or dementia in a large group of elderly subjects in whom multiple tests of cognition were performed serially.
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COVID-19 Vaccination: The Heart of the Matter
The occurrence of myocarditis after receipt of COVID-19 vaccines is most frequent in young men and generally benign, with rapid resolution only through supportive care. Careful analysis indicates the benefit of vaccination outweighs the risk in all groups for whom the vaccine is recommended.
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Women Remain Underrepresented in Cardiology Research
Ageism, lack of diverse leadership among several reasons a prominent committee listed as barriers.
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Emotional Eating and Obesity
This review of research regarding the link between emotional eating (eating in response to unpleasant emotions) and obesity in adults suggested several factors that contribute to emotional eating and methods for patients to reduce it.