Sexual Activity Tied to Long-Term Survival After Heart Attack
Maintaining sexual activity in first six months after heart attack linked to one-third lower death risk
Catheter Ablation for A-Fib Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk
Significant reduction in risk for dementia seen with ablation success, but not with ablation failure
Hydroxychloroquine Not Beneficial for SARS-CoV-2 Preexposure Prophylaxis
No clinical benefit seen versus placebo for hospital-based health care workers exposed to patients with COVID-19
Routine Preop Stress Testing Down in Hip, Knee Arthroplasty
Frequency of preoperative stress testing declined annually from 2006 to 2017 in TKA, THA patients
CPAP Cuts Daytime Resting Heart Rate in Patients With Prediabetes
Proof-of-concept study shows optimal treatment of sleep apnea may have positive CV carryover effects
Daily Aspirin May Up Growth, Spread of Cancers in Older Adults
Authors caution that daily low-dose aspirin is linked to more late-stage cancers, related deaths in elderly
Cardiovascular Event Risk Up for Spouses of Patients in ICU
Increased odds found for visits for cardiovascular diseases one to four weeks after spouse's ICU admission
CDC Reports Cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults
MIS-A related to SARS-CoV-2 infection resembles MIS in children; respiratory symptoms often minimal
Considerable State-Level Variation Found in Prevalence of Eclampsia
Variation between states modest in chronic hypertension, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Outcomes Worse for Deferred Aortic Valve Replacement
Mortality, stroke, hospitalization seen in 19.1 and 4.0 percent with deferred versus expedited AVR
