Decrease in Stroke Incidence Continued Through 2017 in ARIC
Decrease in stroke rates for 1987 to 2011 extended to 2017; decrease seen across decades, sex, race
September 2019 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for September 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
FDA: Pacemakers, Insulin Pumps Could Be Hacking Targets
Cyberattackers could take control of a medical device and cause it not to work properly or at all
Childhood Secondhand Smoke Tied to Later Atrial Fibrillation
Each pack/day increase in parental smoking ups offspring risk by 18 percent
Most Severe Forms of Mental Illness Lead to Highest CVD Risk
Findings seen in both male and female veterans with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia
Heart Disease May Up Risk for Allopurinol-Linked Cutaneous AEs
Risk for hospital admission increased for allopurinol-associated severe cutaneous adverse reactions
Rivaroxaban Cuts Recurrent Blood Clots in Obese Patients
Patients on rivaroxaban also have lower health care resource utilization than those on warfarin
Panel Votes Yes to Current Level of Red, Processed Meat Intake
Weak recommendations with low-certainty evidence based on five systematic reviews
Less Bleeding With Ticagrelor Alone in High-Risk Patients
Less bleeding with ticagrelor alone versus ticagrelor plus aspirin for patients after PCI
Infectious Disease Consultation May Lower Candida Mortality
Mortality at 90 days lower in patients with candida bloodstream infection who receive an ID consult
