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Valve Replacement Risk and Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve Disease

The authors of an analysis of more than 31,000 patients from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ database identified patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) after prior transcutaneous AVR (TAVR) or SAVR. SAVR after TAVR raised the risk of mortality vs. SAVR after SAVR.

Cardiac MRI Predicts Outcomes in Aortic Regurgitation

Cardiac MRI could be used to make management decisions when treating patients living with chronic, asymptomatic aortic regurgitation with preserved left ventricular function, especially when trying to predict severity and possibility of adverse outcomes.

First Oral Fecal Microbiota Product Wins FDA Approval

There is a new tool available in the battle against one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in the United States.

Neurologists Try to Predict Cognitive Impairment Earlier

Researchers used easy memory tests among healthy participants to determine who might be more likely to need closer monitoring.

Stroke and a Wide QRS

The ECG in the figure is from an older man who presented with an acute stroke. He denied chest pain. Why is there QRS widening? What might be the clinical implications?

Unexpected Low Voltage on an ECG

A registry study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients and elite athletes in Italy revealed low voltage on ECG is not uncommon in HCM and may be a marker for more left ventricular scarring on cardiac imaging — and a poor prognosis.

Does One Negative Troponin Measurement Rule Out Acute Coronary Syndrome?

Using a common clinical chest pain algorithm plus a point-of-care troponin measurement for low-risk patients, researchers reported significantly lower healthcare costs. Also, this approach did not seem to result in more major adverse cardiovascular events.

Is It Safe and Effective to Use Low-Dose Opioids Long Term to Treat Refractory RLS?

A review of two-year longitudinal data regarding efficacy and dose stability in refractory restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients treated with low-dose opioids shows that patients do not escalate their opiate dosage and that there is clinical and therapeutic stability in treating RLS with this therapeutic regimen.

Limiting Meal Size and Caloric Intake May Be More Beneficial Than Time-Restricted Eating

Researchers found monitoring total caloric intake may be more effective for losing weight than intermittent fasting.

More Steps Mean Better Cardiovascular Health for Older Americans

In a meta-analysis, researchers found walking 6,000 to 9,000 steps daily lowered the risk of cardiovascular disease by 40% to 50% vs. walking 2,000 steps daily.