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Continuing aspirin for chronic antiplatelet therapy is safe in patients undergoing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Continued Aspirin Treatment Safe With Partial Nephrectomy

Findings among patients on chronic antiplatelet therapy for cardioprotection
In liver transplantation

First-Degree Relative Grafts Don’t Up Liver Disease Recurrence

No difference in autoimmune recurrence, liver graft, or patient survival using first-degree donors
In a case report published online April 11 in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Rapid-Onset Diabetes Described With Anti-PD-1 Treatment

Case report of rapid-onset insulin-dependent diabetes with anti-programmed cell death 1 therapy
In a report published online April 15 in Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Alkali Eye Injuries Secondary to Airbag Deployment Reported

Two cases from same vehicle described, with both patients presenting with bilateral corneal edema
Supplementation with polyphenols does not strongly protect against cardiovascular diseases among patients with metabolic syndrome

Dietary Polyphenols Don’t Provide Much CV Benefit in Metabolic Sx

Findings from review assessing supplementation in metabolic syndrome patients
Age modifies the association between blood pressure and adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease

Ideal BP in Elderly With Chronic Kidney Disease Unclear

More cautious strategy for lowering blood pressure may be advisable in elderly patients with CKD
The risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death is 22 to 44 percent lower among individuals with type 1 diabetes treated with lipid-lowering therapy

Lipid Tx Cuts Cardiovascular Risk with Type 1 Diabetes

Treatment important for primary prevention even without CVD history
ACCESS Health System

How One Health System Is Shifting From Volume to Value

Health system provides continuum of care to underserved populations; providing help for doctors
For patients undergoing kidney transplantation

Antimicrobial Treatment No Benefit After Kidney Transplant

Systematic antimicrobial tx of asymptomatic bacteriuria beyond 2 months post-transplant no help
Anthracyclines are not related to "chemo brain

Anthracyclines May Not Trigger ‘Chemo Brain’

New research finds no link between the meds and survivors' cognitive function