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Prevalence of Acute Myocarditis Related to COVID-19 Vaccination and SARS-CoV-2
Acute myocarditis is a diagnosis that has had a significant rise in prevalence and is the center of many recent discussions in the medical literature. Much of this recent increase has been secondary to SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 vaccines. Amid the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, acute myocarditis has become much more prevalent in patients where it was previously a rare pathology. As a result of this outbreak, it has become a disease entity necessitating new and ever evolving clinical guidelines.
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Exploring the Cardio-Oncology Frontier
Investigators found a new cancer diagnosis was independently associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular death and nonfatal morbidity.
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Neurologists Add Nuance to Palliative Care Definition
Position paper authors underscore the importance of care goals discussions with patients and families throughout the disease course, not just at end of life.
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Report: Anxiety, Depression Up Significantly Among U.S. Children 2016-2020
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health conditions among Americans age 3 to 17 years were trending negatively.
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Bebtelovimab Injection
The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for a monoclonal antibody that demonstrated efficacy against the omicron variant of COVID-19.
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VIRSTA vs. PREDICT: Which Is Best for Anticipating Endocarditis?
Researchers in Columbia put predictive scoring methods through their paces.
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Importance of Exercise Testing-Associated Ventricular Ectopy
A study of asymptomatic subjects without known cardiovascular disease undergoing treadmill exercise testing and followed for a mean of 20 years showed high-grade premature ventricular contractions during exercise recovery (but not during exercise) are predictive of subsequent cardiovascular mortality.
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Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Meningitis in Adults
The incidence of herpes simplex virus 2 meningitis in adults in Denmark over a six-year period was 0.7/100,000 population per year, with 91% of cases occurring in the absence of immunocompromise.
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CABG Wins Again for Multivessel Disease
Fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention failed to meet noninferiority guidelines vs. coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Coronary Calcium Score Zero: Are You Home Free?
Among those with a coronary calcium score of 0 after a median follow-up of 16 years, current cigarette smoking, diabetes, and hypertension were independently associated with the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.