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Mainstream Medicine Still Reluctant to Order Lipid Panels for Kids

β€” Stagnant screening practices reflect controversy over practice

9 Hrs Ago
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Preeclampsia Blood Marker? Pediatric Cardiac Doc Arrested; Afib-Detecting Ring

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Jul 23, 2024
Pay People, and They Will Go to Cardiac Rehab

Financial rewards increase participation in guideline-recommended programs

Jul 22, 2024
People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users

Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes

Jul 22, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID

Jul 20, 2024
People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users

Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes

Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID

Cardiology Case Studies

What Caused Patient's Heart Palpitations and Periodic Weakness?

ECG findings clarify those of a thorough physical and patient history

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Breast Cancer Patient Develops Heart Palpitations and Dyspnea

Symptom resolution after stopping anti-HER2 therapy suggests treatment-related cardiotoxicity

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Repeated Syncope in a Woman With No Known Heart Disease

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation can affect people with no clinical evidence of heart disease

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New Alzheimer's Mimic Identified

Memory-loss syndrome predominantly affects limbic system

Jul 19, 2024
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Trans People on Hormone Therapy Don't Mind Potential Cardiovascular Side Effects

Many have already weighed the risks against their improved well-being

Jul 19, 2024
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D.C. Hospital Gets a Wake-Up Call to Chagas Disease

Report is part of larger efforts to increase awareness of neglected disease

Jul 17, 2024
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Industry $$ for New Cardiologists; Strokes After Falls; Self-Cleaning TAVR Valve?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Jul 16, 2024
Cardio Break over a computer rendering of a heart.
This U.S. President Was Dying, but His Doctors Zipped Their Lips

Eight decades after FDR's decline and death, do White House physicians owe truth to the public?

Jul 16, 2024
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Opinion
We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing

Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation

Jul 16, 2024
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Pemafibrate Takes a Small Step Forward in Diabetic Foot Ulcers After CVD Flop

Signal of reduced ischemic ulceration, gangrene in PROMINENT

Jul 15, 2024
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COVID May Affect Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, and Not in a Good Way

Clinical disease incidence jumped after infection

Jul 15, 2024
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Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

"Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology

Jul 12, 2024
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Mediterranean Diet Good for Kids, Teens Too

Meta-analysis shows benefits for cardiometabolic health

Jul 12, 2024
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Don't Try ARBs for Severe COVID, Trial Indicates

Harms seen without any compensating survival benefit

Jul 12, 2024
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Diuretics for Ambulatory HF Patients With Volume Overload: Winners & Losers

Three regimens compared head-to-head among abundant choices

Jul 10, 2024
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Worse-Rated Cardiologists; Afib Pulsed Field Ablation Safety; Healthy Gut Microbe?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Jul 09, 2024
Cardio Break over a computer rendering of a heart.
Meta-Analysis Favors Complete Coronary Revascularization in a Single Go

But definitive proof on timing of procedures still lacking

Jul 09, 2024
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