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Consensus document on palliative care in cardiorenal patients

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

There is an unmet need to create consensus documents on the management of cardiorenal patients since, due to the aging of the population and the rise of both pathologies, these patients are becoming more prevalent in daily clinical practice. There have yet to be consensus documents on how to approach palliative care in cardiorenal patients.

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A study on the global patterns in the design and development of ventricular assist devices: a visualization approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The top contributing authors in terms of total documents were Nose Y (35) and Throckmorton A (30) and in terms of total citations were Pagani F (2005) and Mehra M (1952). The top contributing journals were Artificial Organs and Asaio Journal with 116 and 81 publications, respectively.

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Experts develop global consensus document on atrial cardiomyopathy

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

An international cardiology working group has published a consensus report on atrial cardiomyopathy in Europace.

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JACC Report Card Documents Excess CV Mortality Among Black Americans

American College of Cardiology

Black Americans suffered nearly 800,000 excess age-adjusted deaths and 24 million excess years of potential life lost due to cardiovascular disease from 2000 to 2022, compared with their White counterparts.

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Urinary sodium analysis: The key to effective diuretic titration? European Journal of Heart Failure expert consensus document

European Journal of Heart Failure

Abstract In patients with heart failure, neurohumoral activation leads to increased renal sodium avidity across the entire renal tubules, resulting in a positive sodium and water balance, leading to decompensated heart failure requiring intravenous diuretics.

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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Patients With and Without Nickel Hypersensitivity: A Randomized Trial

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

No significant differences were observed in documented arrhythmias, bleeding, or stroke. The incidence of device syndrome was significantly higher in patients with nickel hypersensitivity compared to those without (71.4% vs. 20.6%, p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis showed that nickel hypersensitivity was associated with a 10.5-fold

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Mainstream Medicine Still Reluctant to Order Lipid Panels for Kids

Med Page Today

records show that the prevalence of documented. (MedPage Today) -- The practice of lipid screening in children still hasn't taken off despite guideline recommendations to do so as early as age 9 years, according to a large cross-sectional study.

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