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A physician's body language may reveal racial bias against seriously ill black patients

Nonverbal Cues May Reveal a Physician’s Racial Bias

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Doctors need to be aware of any unintentional biases they may be communicating
Acute ozone exposure increases stress hormones and causes alterations in peripheral lipid metabolism in humans

Acute Ozone Exposure Ups Stress Hormone in Humans

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Increased stress hormones, alterations in lipid metabolites are similar to changes seen in rodents
Middle-aged aortic valve replacement patients may have better outcomes if they receive bioprosthetic valves rather than mechanical

Tissue May Beat Metal for AVR in Middle-Aged Patients

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Bioprosthetic valves less likely to cause blood clots, but are less durable
Gestational exposure to paroxetine in the first trimester is associated with increased risk of major congenital malformations and major cardiac malformations

Review: Paroxetine Use in Pregnancy Tied to Malformations

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Increased risk of any major congenital malformations, major cardiac malformations
Azithromycin is frequently prescribed to hospitalized patients despite the presence of risk factors for QTc prolongation

Azithromycin Prescribed Despite Risk for QTc Prolongation

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Seventy-six percent of patients prescribed one or more QTc prolonging meds plus azithromycin
Regular consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with greater accumulation of visceral adipose tissue

Sugary Drinks Linked to Increase in Visceral Adipose Tissue

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Daily consumers accumulated about 27 percent more visceral fat
Even a slight decline in kidney function can potentially lead to heart damage

Even Small Decline in Kidney Function Tied to CVD Risk

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Associated with an increase in the mass of the left ventricle
Patients who take statins before and after coronary artery bypass grafting have fewer complications and a reduced mortality risk during and soon after the operation

Statins May Aid CABG Recovery

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Review of statin use indicates reduced risk of death or complications
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is infrequent in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

PF4/Heparin Antibodies Predict Mortality in HIT

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Findings among patients with thrombocytopenia
Women with peripartum cardiomyopathy have a prevalence of truncating variants similar to that seen in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Truncating Variant Prevalence Up in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

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Prevalence of 15 percent, similar to that seen in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy