Age Impacts Outcomes After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Younger patients have significantly lower rates of recurrence, death
Stroke Risk Higher for People With High-Strain Jobs
Findings more pronounced for ischemic stroke, significant only in women
α-Tocopherol Bioavailability Lower in Metabolic Syndrome
α-tocopherol bioavailability is unaffected by dairy fat quantity
Similar CV Care Quality Seen for NPs, PAs, Physicians
But advanced practice providers have higher rate of smoking cessation screening in CAD patients
Young Women Less Likely Than Men to Start Meds After AMI
Most myocardial infarction survivors of both genders do not adhere to correct treatment for full year
Doxycycline May Cut Bleeding With Ventricular Assist Device
ADAMTS-13 is clinical target to cut pathologic vWF degradation with LVAD support
USPSTF Recommends High Blood Pressure Screening
Confirmatory blood pressure measurements should be conducted outside the clinical setting
Red Wine at Dinner May Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in T2DM
Findings in patients with controlled diabetes adding alcohol nightly to Mediterranean diet
Some Changes Seen in Line With ‘Choosing Wisely’ Initiative
Declines in two of seven recommendations: imaging for headache, cardiac imaging for low-risk patients
Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Deemed Noninferior
Noninferior to treatment with everolimus-eluting cobalt-chromium stent for coronary artery disease