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Discrimination, Disparities, and Dangerous Cardiovascular Outcomes
A pair of papers underscore the persistent inequities that negatively affect the health of people of color, especially African Americans.
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The Tactics and Tools to Manage Pediatric Heart Failure
Fortunately, pediatric heart failure is a rare occurrence, but early diagnosis, aggressive management, and timely transfer to a facility capable of advanced cardiac support are essential to optimize the outcome of each child. The authors review the early recognition of a child in heart failure and also discuss an approach to troubleshooting and recognizing complications associated with a ventricular assist device.
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Group Beating from Wenckebach?
The two rhythm strips in the figure were recorded just a few minutes apart. There is group beating. Is the rhythm the result of atrioventricular (AV) Wenckebach (second degree AV block, Mobitz Type I)?
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Elagolix, Estradiol, and Norethindrone Acetate Capsules (Oriahnn)
Elagolix-EN should be prescribed to manage heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) in premenopausal women.
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Cloth Masks — Just for Looks?
How effective are homemade fabric masks many are using to protect others from COVID-19 transmission?
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MUCH Ado About WUCH
In a long-term, fixed-drug therapy of hypertension study, masked uncontrolled and white coat uncontrolled hypertension exhibited poor reproducibility over four years.
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Early Data on Remdesivir for Severe COVID-19: A Promising Start?
In this group of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, most of whom required invasive ventilation, 68% showed clinical improvement after treatment with remdesivir on a compassionate-use basis.
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Two Possible Mechanisms of Disease in COVID-19
COVID-19 infection may be associated with an increased risk of blood clotting and related thrombotic events, but there are insufficient data to support indiscriminately discontinuing medications that play a critical role in the management of chronic cardiovascular disease.
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Examining Ginger for Ulcerative Colitis
For people with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis and who have symptoms and serum markers of inflammation and oxidation, some preliminary findings demonstrate both benefit and no difference when using 2 grams of ginger daily for 12 weeks vs. placebo.
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Cognitively Based Compassion Training for Parents Might Decrease Stress in Kids
The authors of this small, randomized, controlled trial found that Cognitively Based Compassion Training, a group-based technique taught to parents, was associated with decreased hair level of cortisol (a marker of decreased stress) in children whose parents completed this training.