Aggressive blood pressure treatment in older hypertensive patients lowers the incidence of cardiovascular events compared to standard therapy, without increasing adverse outcomes. That's the finding of late breaking research ...
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The Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder has shown superior left atrial appendage (LAA) closure and noninferior safety and effectiveness for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation ...
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The relative cardiovascular safety of different types of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer remains unresolved after the PRONOUNCE trial was terminated early. The late breaking research is presented in ...
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Influenza vaccination reduces the risk of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis at 12 months in hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction or high-risk coronary disease, according to late breaking ...
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Continuous heart rhythm monitoring—with anticoagulation if atrial fibrillation is detected—does not prevent strokes in those at risk. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today ...
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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice are published online today in European Heart Journal.
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Ablation plus cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is superior to pharmacological rate control in reducing mortality in severely symptomatic permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with a narrow QRS, according to late ...
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Finerenone reduces the risk of cardiovascular and renal outcomes compared to placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes and all stages of kidney disease. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...
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One month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following stent implantation in high bleeding risk patients preserves ischaemic benefits and reduces bleeding risk. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a ...
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Adding systematic fractional flow reserve (FFR) assessment to coronary angiography does not reduce costs or improve quality of life in patients undergoing diagnosis for chest pain, nor does it reduce major adverse cardiac ...
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