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Troponin Highly Prognostic in Decompensated Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
SYNOPSIS: Among patients with acute decompensated heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, elevated troponin is associated with worse in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival, independent of other predictors.
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NOACs in Patients Requiring Anticoagulation Post-PCI
SYNOPSIS: The PIONEER study of atrial fibrillation patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention showed that regimens of clopidogrel plus reduced-dose regimens of rivaroxaban demonstrated lower bleeding and similar rates of stroke and adverse cardiac events compared with traditional warfarin triple therapy.
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A New Risk Score for Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation
SYNOPSIS: A new, simpler score for stroke risk prediction in atrial fibrillation patients uses biomarkers to supplant many clinical variables and outperforms the CHA2DS2-VASc score in two large cohorts.
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Antibiotic Treatment in Community-acquired Pneumonia
SYNOPSIS: In patients with newly diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia, basing the duration of antibiotic treatment on clinical stability criteria led to a significant reduction in duration of antibiotic treatment without an increased risk of adverse outcomes.
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Discharge Antibiotic Prescriptions Often Are Inappropriate with Regard to Choice, Dose, Duration
SYNOPSIS: Seventy percent of discharge antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: treating genital herpes, atrial fibrillation remains a deadly problem, and extra precautions for diabetes patients.
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Plecanatide Tablets (Trulance)
Plecanatide is indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation.
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Does Long-term, Low-intensity Smoking Result in Similar Mortality Risks as Heavier Smokers?
Individuals who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day over their lifetime have a higher risk of mortality than those who have never smoked cigarettes.
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How Is Iron Deficiency Connected to Hearing Loss?
A large-scale retrospective cohort study found that iron deficiency anemia was associated positively with sensorineural hearing loss and combined hearing loss.
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Investigating the Relationship Between Achieved Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Lowering blood pressure in patients suffering from hypertension reduces the risk of cardiovascular events and death, but the optimum target BP remains unresolved.