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PFO Closure for Resistant Migraines: Finding an Elusive Link
A meta-analysis of two randomized trials of patent foramen ovale closure in resistant migraine showed a significant benefit in three of four clinical endpoints.
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Intracranial Plaque Rupture and Stroke
An MRI study of cerebral circulation in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined etiology showed evidence of atherosclerotic plaque in most patients, supporting the theory that unstable intracranial artery plaques play an etiologic role in embolic stroke.
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Can Left Ventricular Strain Detect Early Cardiac Toxicity of Cancer Chemotherapy?
Using left ventricular peak systolic global longitudinal strain vs. left ventricular ejection fraction to survey patients undergoing potentially cardiotoxic chemotherapy with at least one other risk factor for heart failure showed no difference in the primary endpoint of the difference in ejection fraction between the two groups at one year.
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Is Empagliflozin Safe in Combination with a Neprilysin Inhibitor for Heart Failure?
A prespecified subgroup analysis of heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction who were on neprilysin inhibitors before empagliflozin was administered (vs. those not on neprilysin inhibitors) showed the reduction in mortality and hospital admissions for heart failure were not attenuated by concurrent neprilysin use.
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Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Related to COVID-19?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a man in his 30s. How would one interpret this tracing if told the patient’s only symptom was recent shortness of breath on exertion that he had not experienced?
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Vericiguat Tablets (Verquvo)
Vericiguat is indicated to lower the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization in adults with symptomatic chronic heart failure and an ejection fraction less than 45%.
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Is There an Ideal Time to Administer Antihypertension Medications?
Taking all antihypertensive agents before bed vs. upon awakening in hypertensive patients showed there was less hypertension during sleep and few cardiovascular events over a six-year follow-up.
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Time-Restricted Eating, Weight Loss, and Metabolism
A randomized clinical trial comparing time-restricted eating with a 16-hour fasting interval to a structured three-meal-per-day control group resulted in equivalent weight loss in both groups and no reduction in metabolic markers in either group.
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Healthy or Not: The Controversy Over Egg Consumption Continues
A large meta-analysis showed higher consumption of eggs (eating more than one egg daily) was not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and was associated with a lower risk of coronary artery disease.
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Mindfulness in Disadvantaged Populations
Participation in mindfulness-based group therapy shows promise for reducing stress and improving functioning in this pilot study involving 27 socioeconomically disadvantaged African-American women.