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Mediterranean Diet Good for Kids, Teens Too

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The Mediterranean diet improved cardiometabolic health among kids and teens, a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials affirmed. Interventions following the diet's characteristic emphasis on fruit, vegetables, olive oil.

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Artificial Intelligence Speeds Up Heart Scans, Leading to Efficiency and Improving Outcomes

DAIC

Pankaj Garg, MD mtaschetta-millane Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:14 July 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for analyzing heart MRI scans with the help of artificial intelligence , which could save valuable NHS time and resources, as well as improve care for patients. The teams from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA), Sheffield and Leeds created an intelligent computer model that utilizes AI to examine heart images from MRI scans in a specific view known as the four-chamber

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Don't Try ARBs for Severe COVID, Trial Indicates

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) losartan led to hypotension and failed to improve mortality in patients hospitalized for acute COVID-19, according to the randomized, prospective -- and prematurely terminated -- ARBs.

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Physiology Friday #226: Optimizing Post-exercise Recovery: Embrace Heat and Forget about Cold

Physiologically Speaking

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Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Since the early 20th century, researchers believed that movements on the right and left sides of the body were controlled by the opposite hemisphere of the brain and that handedness resulted from the dominant side doing a better job at controlling movements.

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Mediterranean Diet Linked to Improved Markers of Cardiometabolic Health in Children, Adolescents

HCPLive

Promoting adherence to a Mediterranean diet in children improves cardiometabolic health biomarkers, according to a new study.

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States with the fewest, most cardiologists per capita

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Discover the states with the fewest and most cardiologists per capita, including Idaho with only 93 practicing physicians in that specialty, according to KFF

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Comprehensive analysis of the association between triglyceride-glucose index and coronary artery disease severity across different glucose metabolism states: a large-scale cross-sectional study from an Asian cohort

Cardiovascular Diabetology

The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is associated with the development and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the impact of the TyG index on CAD severity across different glucose metabolism.

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Study Highlights Global Prevalence of Patients with Seborrheic Dermatitis

HCPLive

These data suggest the necessity of additional research to explore seborrheic dermatitis as well as its variations among many diverse groups and populations.

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Ablation apprentices and their first experience of pulmonary vein isolation procedure on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with different sheaths

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Objectives This study aimed at exploring how using different kinds of sheaths will affect the very first ablation procedure of apprentices. Methods 15 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation were randomized to used fixed-curve, conventional steerable or visualized steerable sheath, and received complete isolation of pulmonary veins. All ablations were the very first procedure performed by 15 ablation apprentices.

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SEL-212 Demonstrates Clinical Safety, Efficacy in Gout

HCPLive

The primary endpoint was met by 51% of patients in the high dose group and 43% of patients in the low dose group, compared with only 8% of those receiving placebo.

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Comparative analysis of del Nido cardioplegia versus blood cardioplegia in isolate coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

This study examined the efficacy of del Nido cardioplegia compared with traditional blood cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting by evaluating the early postoperativ.

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Low Bilirubin Predicts IgA Nephropathy Progression, Worsened Clinical Parameters

HCPLive

Low total, direct, and indirect bilirubin were linked to worsened IgAN-related clinical parameters, with reduced total and indirect bilirubin also identified as predictors of IgAN progression.

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Recognition of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration during lung resection

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Extralobar pulmonary sequestration is located outside the lung parenchyma and is covered by a separated pleural sac, which comprises approximately 25% of all pulmonary sequestration.

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Recent Studies on HIV Treatments and Patient-Reported Outcomes

HCPLive

An expert on HIV discusses recent real-world studies and research on patient-reported outcomes, detailing treatment algorithms under investigation and their reported tolerability.

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Implantable cardiac monitor and leadless pacemaker in the management of syncope due to intermittent high-degree atrioventricular block: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lead dislodgements, tricuspid valve failure, and wound infections are prominent issues addressed by leadless pacemakers (LPM). These devises have emerged as viable alternatives to conventional transvenous pace.

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Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers made a case for failure to rescue (FTR) as a potential quality metric in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), using records from a large nationwide registry. Although PCI is considered a safe procedure for the.

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ACC CardiaCast: VA ECMO: A Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

American College of Cardiology

In this episode, Drs. Maya Guglin, Nikhil Narang, Dustin Hillerson, Anju Bhardwaj, and Megan Pelter will delve into recently published randomized controlled clinical trials on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO).

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Skin Barrier Restored Among Patients with Psoriasis Treated with Guselkumab

HCPLive

In this analysis, the investigators looked at the impacts of the IL-23 inhibitor guselkumab on patients with psoriasis.

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Effective Anticoagulation With Factor Xa Next Generation in Atrial Fibrillation–Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 48

American College of Cardiology

The ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial sought to study the safety and efficacy of edoxaban, an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, as compared with warfarin in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.

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Head-to-Head Comparisons on B/F/TAF Compared With Other HIV Regimens

HCPLive

Sorana Segal-Maurer, MD, reviews research evaluating the efficacy of B/F/TAF compared with other HIV treatment regimens, including dolutegravir plus tenofovir/FTC.

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Racial Differences in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

American College of Cardiology

What are the racial and ethnic differences among individuals with diabetic dilated cardiomyopathy at high risk for overt heart failure?

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REACH5: Ruxolitinib Active, Well-Tolerated for Chronic GVHD in Children

HCPLive

Interim analysis of the Phase 2 study shows an overall response rate of 40% in patients aged 2 years to younger than 18 years with chronic GVHD.

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Anomalous right coronary artery managed with bypass and proximal ligation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

An anomalous origin and inter-arterial course of the right coronary artery is a rare anomaly that can lead to sudden ischemic cardiac death if left untreated. We present a case of a patient with an anomalous r.

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Dotinurad Demonstrates Superiority to Febuxostat for the Treatment of Gout

HCPLive

A significantly larger proportion of patients in the dotinurad group met the primary endpoint compared with the febuxostat group at week 24.

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Epicardial Pacing Outcomes in Infants with Heart Block: Lead and Device Complications from a Multicenter Experience

HeartRhythm

Infants with complete heart block (CHB) require epicardial pacemaker (PM) insertion. Prior studies described epicardial pacing outcomes in infants and children though were limited by small and/or heterogeneous populations.

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IV Iron Largely Safe for Patients with Acute Bacterial Infection

HCPLive

Most patients administered IV iron after acute bacterial infection did not experience negative clinical outcomes.

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Metrics to Assess Quality Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Complications: Is “Failure to Rescue” an Answer?

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print.

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Patients with PsA Have a Greater Economic Burden for Herpes Zoster

HCPLive

A study found patients with PsA have greater healthcare costs for herpes zoster than patients without PsA.

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If you have High LDL Cholesterol In Midlife This Is How You Should Think About It.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

If you have high LDL cholesterol and are unsure what that means for your risk of heart disease, this article is for you. Over the course of your lifetime, your LDL cholesterol will slowly increase. This isn't the case for everyone, but for the majority of people, it will. The reason it increases is multifactorial. Lifestyle certainly plays a role, but your genetics drive about 50% of that change 1.

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3-Item Global Assessment and Pain Composite Enhances PsA Outcome Analysis

HCPLive

Patients with PsA who achieved low disease activity had a 76% - 79% improvement in the Global Assessment and Pain composite.