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Age significantly impacts long-term outcomes after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Age Impacts Outcomes After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

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Younger patients have significantly lower rates of recurrence, death
Exposure to high-strain jobs is associated with an increased risk of stroke

Stroke Risk Higher for People With High-Strain Jobs

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Findings more pronounced for ischemic stroke, significant only in women
For adults

α-Tocopherol Bioavailability Lower in Metabolic Syndrome

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α-tocopherol bioavailability is unaffected by dairy fat quantity
Advanced practice providers

Similar CV Care Quality Seen for NPs, PAs, Physicians

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But advanced practice providers have higher rate of smoking cessation screening in CAD patients
After acute myocardial infarction

Young Women Less Likely Than Men to Start Meds After AMI

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Most myocardial infarction survivors of both genders do not adhere to correct treatment for full year

Doxycycline May Cut Bleeding With Ventricular Assist Device

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ADAMTS-13 is clinical target to cut pathologic vWF degradation with LVAD support
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends blood pressure screening for adults and use of confirmatory blood pressure measurement outside the clinic setting. These findings form the basis of a review and recommendation statement published online Oct. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

USPSTF Recommends High Blood Pressure Screening

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Confirmatory blood pressure measurements should be conducted outside the clinical setting

Red Wine at Dinner May Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in T2DM

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Findings in patients with controlled diabetes adding alcohol nightly to Mediterranean diet
Significant decreases in low-value services were seen in accordance with two of seven early "Choosing Wisely" recommendations

Some Changes Seen in Line With ‘Choosing Wisely’ Initiative

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Declines in two of seven recommendations: imaging for headache, cardiac imaging for low-risk patients
For patients with noncomplex obstructive coronary artery disease

Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Deemed Noninferior

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Noninferior to treatment with everolimus-eluting cobalt-chromium stent for coronary artery disease