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Alzheimer's Progression May Be Slowed by Targeted Magnetic Pulses, Study Suggests

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Investigational transcranial magnetic stimulation that targeted a brain network involved in memory slowed progression in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, data from a small phase II study suggested. At 1 year, noninvasive.

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Electrophysiological curiosity. Can you spot it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Magnus Nossen ( with comments and laddergram by Ken Grauer ) The patient in today’s case is a man in his 60s — who presented with palpitations and lightheadedness. He had no history of syncope. The patient had hypertension, but was otherwise healthy. Due to the reported symptoms, he was admitted for observation and put on telemetry monitoring.

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TCT 2024’s Top TAVR Studies

CardiacWire

This year’s TCT conference saw a deluge of TAVR studies examining everything from the efficacy of valve designs to TAVR’s impact on aortic and tricuspid regurgitation. Out of all these TAVR studies, the four that could have the greatest clinical impact focused on interventional timing and the risk of comorbidities and procedural complications. The EARLY TAVR trial shined the brightest spotlight on TAVR timing, finding that earlier intervention in patients with asymptomatic severe AS may be more

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Cholesterol and eggs: what’s a heart patient to believe? Registered Dietitian Cheryl Strachan tells all!

Heart Sisters

What’s the deal with eggs if you have heart concerns? Registered Dietitian Cheryl Strachan wades through conflicting studies for us.

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Rheumatology Month in Review: October 2024

HCPLive

The rheumatology month in review emphasizes new data on secukinumab, gout clinical decision making, and addressing sleep issues in fibromyalgia.

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Arrhythmogenicity of monophasic and biphasic PFA waveforms in a porcine model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Abstract Objective The potential risk of inducing ventricular arrhythmias was explored by employing pulsed field ablation (PFA) through the administration of both monophasic and biphasic waveform deliveries. Methods PFA was applied to specific locations in the right ventricle (RV, n  = 5 sites) in swine ( n  = 2), utilizing identical settings with consistent amplitude, pulse width, and a number of pulses for both monophasic and biphasic waveforms.