Authors of a recent review shared expert insights and tips for conducting cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension. A paper published in International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease offered a...
Authors of a recent review shared expert insights and tips for conducting cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension. A paper published in International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease offered a...
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI), interruption of long-term beta-blocker therapy was not found to be noninferior to beta-blocker continuation in preventing death, MI, stroke, and hospitalization for...
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Based on the current trajectory, overweight and obesity will continue increasing in the United States up to 2050, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet.Marie Ng, Ph.D., from the Institute for Health...
The following is a summary of “Parenteral prostacyclin utilization in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the intermediate-risk strata: a retrospective chart review and cross-sectional survey,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pulmonology by...
The following is a summary of “Baseline Diastolic BP and BP-Lowering Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality A Meta Analysis,” published in the November 2024 issue of Nephrology by Sarwal et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to...
The following is a summary of “Role of Troponin Testing in Patients with Supraventricular Tachycardia, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” published in the November 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Pourmand et al. The Troponin elevation is observed in...
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI), interruption of long-term beta-blocker therapy was not found to be noninferior to beta-blocker continuation in preventing death, MI, stroke, and hospitalization for...
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Based on the current trajectory, overweight and obesity will continue increasing in the United States up to 2050, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet.Marie Ng, Ph.D., from the Institute for Health...
The following is a summary of “Parenteral prostacyclin utilization in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the intermediate-risk strata: a retrospective chart review and cross-sectional survey,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pulmonology by...
The following is a summary of “Baseline Diastolic BP and BP-Lowering Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality A Meta Analysis,” published in the November 2024 issue of Nephrology by Sarwal et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to...
The following is a summary of “Role of Troponin Testing in Patients with Supraventricular Tachycardia, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” published in the November 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Pourmand et al. The Troponin elevation is observed in...
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