Sat.Mar 16, 2024

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Delta-8 THC Use Common in Teens; New Drug-Coated Balloon for Blocked Stents

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Urinary miRNAs Enable Non-Invasive Prognostic Evaluation of IgA Nephropathy

HCPLive

Urinary miR-92a-3p, miR-425-5p, and miR-185-5p were significantly increased in patients with IgAN and were all associated with tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis.

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Impaired culprit-vessel flow affects percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in spontaneous coronary artery dissections

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 16 March 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Stefano Benenati, Federico Giacobbe, Fernando Macaya, Giuseppe Patti, Giuseppe Musumeci, Nieves Gonzalo, Javier Escaned, Ferdinando Varbella, Enrico Cerrato, Italo Porto, DISCO Collaborators

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HCPLive Five at AAD 2024

HCPLive

Counting down the most impactful news at major medical meetings, it’s the HCPLive Five! This edition shares 5 important updates from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 2024 meeting.

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The Heart Health Formula Is Finally Here!

Dr. Paddy Barrett

I started writing this newsletter in June 2022. There were 9 subscribers. Today, there are over 20,000. The purpose of this newsletter was to act as a resource I could point my patients towards to: Explain key concepts about heart disease. Provide context on what test results really mean. What was necessary to maximally reduce their risk of heart disease with a major emphasis on lifestyle measures.

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What is the risk of ACS after PCI in a CTO related artery ?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

CTOs are opened primarily for four reasons Angina which is refractory to drugs Stress test positivity with or without angina Anxiety of having a blocked coronary artery in a self educated patient Cardiologist’s clandestine pride & pursuit * * Personal experience included Some evidence based observation Most of the studies as on today do not give survival advantage of opening a CTO.

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