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National outcomes for dementia patients undergoing cardiac surgery in a pre-structural era

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

We examined the nationwide trends and outcomes of cardiovas. With an aging population and higher prevalence of dementia, there is a paucity of data regarding dementia patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.

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Sexual and Gender Minorities More Likely to Have Adverse Brain Outcomes

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- People who identified as a sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) had a higher likelihood of adverse brain health outcomes, cross-sectional data showed. Among nearly 400,000 participants in the All of Us research program, sexual.

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Finerenone, Serum Potassium, and Clinical Outcomes in Heart Failure

JAMA Cardiology

This multicenter secondary analysis of the FINEARTS-HF randomized clinical trial examines the treatment effect of finerenone, relative to placebo, on clinical outcomes based on postrandomization potassium levels.

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Amyloidosis Drug Improves Outcomes, Survival

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(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Vutrisiran (Amvuttra) improved functional and disease outcomes as well as survival in transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), according to findings from the HELIOS-B phase III trial. And the benefits.

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Pregnant IgAN Patients with Adverse Outcomes Less Likely to Reach Proteinuria Remission

HCPLive

A study found pregnant patients with IgA nephropathy and adverse pregnancy outcomes were less likely to achieve proteinuria remission, though renal function remained unaffected.

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Artificial blood vessels could improve heart bypass outcomes

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Strong, flexible, gel-like tubes -- created using a novel 3D printing technology -- could improve outcomes for heart bypass patients by replacing the human and synthetic veins currently used in surgery to re-route blood flow, experts say.

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After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Mortality Risk Lingers for Decades

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(MedPage Today) -- Women who experienced major adverse pregnancy outcomes still had increased mortality risks decades later, a population-based cohort study of Swedish data found. Adverse pregnancy outcomes independently associated with increased.

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