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Significant Impairments Found in Taste, Smell for Cirrhosis Patients
Stroop and the psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score impairment also worse for patients versus controls
AHA: Lung Inflation Occurs Infrequently With Ventilation During 30:2 CPR
Better outcomes seen for patients with ventilation waveforms in ≥50 percent of pauses in CPR
AHA: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Significantly Cuts Angina Symptoms
Symptom scores halved in patients receiving PCI versus placebo
AHA: Self-Monitoring, Remote Physician-Guided Titration Aids Postpartum BP Control
Findings seen following a hypertensive pregnancy versus usual care
AHA: Avoidance of Aspirin Noninferior With LVAD in Advanced Heart Failure
Findings seen among patients with advanced heart failure receiving support from a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device
Overall Survival Benefit Up for Pyrotinib + Capecitabine in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Overall survival benefit demonstrated among patients with metastatic breast cancer who had received trastuzumab and taxanes
AHA: Sodium Reduction in Diet Lowers Blood Pressure in Seniors
Decline in BP from high- to low-sodium diet was independent of hypertension status; generally consistent across subgroups
American Society of Nephrology, Nov 2-5
AHA: Apixaban Beneficial for Patients With Subclinical A-Fib
Risk for stroke or systemic embolism lower with apixaban versus aspirin for patients with subclinical a-fib
AHA: No Real Benefit Seen for Liberal Transfusion Strategy in AMI, Anemia
Liberal transfusion strategy does not significantly reduce the risk for recurrent myocardial infarction or death
