Eating Heart-Healthy Diet Before Cardiac Catheterization Is Safe
No increased risk for complications found, challenging traditional fasting protocols
Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Home Health Care
Findings seen despite similar hospital discharge readiness scores as White patients
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death
Findings persisted across age, sex, and comorbidities
High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
Association appears strongest in adults 75 years and older
New Stroke Risk Down With Clopidogrel-Aspirin Initiated Within 72 Hours
Findings seen among patients with mild ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack of presumed atherosclerotic cause
Mortality, Morbidity Increased With Heart Failure Hospitalization in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Risks for mortality, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, health resource use increased for ACHDHF+
Dapagliflozin Cuts Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Heart Failure, T2D
However, dapagliflozin does not reduce urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in these patients
Psychological Distress Common for Family Surrogates of Stroke Patients
Psychological distress commonly seen among family surrogates who made decisions about life-sustaining treatments
ChatGPT Provides Accurate Nutritional Information
Authors say AI has limitations in ability to personalize nutritional advice
Quality of Low-Carb Diets Affects Weight Change in U.S. Adults
Weight gain seen in association with animal and unhealthy low-carb diets; weight loss linked to vegetable, healthy low-carb diets
