Clinical Cardiology Alert – July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
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Is It Time to Purge Full-Strength Aspirin from the Outpatient Armamentarium?
There's further evidence of a lack of benefit to high-dose maintenance aspirin, along with a suggestion of harm.
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Antiplatelet Therapy After TAVR: Where are the Data?
Dual antiplatelet therapy is associated with higher rates of bleeding compared with aspirin alone, but evidence supporting its efficacy post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement is sparse.
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New Insight into Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity
Cardiotoxicity occurs early on, and with prompt initiation of standard medical therapy for systolic heart failure, most patients can usually recover LV function.
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Long-Term Weight Loss Rivals Medications and Ablation for AF Rhythm Control
Weight loss alone compares quite favorably with other strategies for AF rhythm control.
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Folate Supplements and Primary Stroke Prevention
The study has significant implications for stroke prevention across the globe by utilizing a safe and inexpensive folate supplementation or fortification strategy.