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FAST stroke recognition program fails to improve TIA and minor stroke response in UK

The Face, Arm, Speech and Time (FAST)-based public education, utilized in several countries to improve stroke symptom recognition, has not improved the response to transient ischemic stroke (TIA) and minor stroke in the United Kingdom, according to new research published July 2 in JAMA Neurology.

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Study: Embolic protection devices capture debris in 99% of TAVR patients

Nearly all transcatheter heart valves (THVs) leave debris following aortic valve replacement, reinforcing the potential for embolic protection devices to reduce the burden of silent brain infarctions and future strokes.

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Renal denervation can reduce BP, severity of sleep apnea

Patients with resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experienced significant drops in blood pressure and improvements in OSA severity following renal denervation, according to a small randomized trial published June 25 in Hypertension.

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Are physicians obligated to provide medical assistance on planes?

In an interview with JAMA, emergency medicine physician Rachel Zang, MD, discussed doctors responding to in-flight medical emergencies, potential legal liabilities and the standard equipment that airlines stock to handle such incidents.

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Indictment: Nurse accused of murder used syringe as deadly weapon

A former employee of the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, William George Davis is accused of introducing air into the arterial systems of multiple patients who were recovering from surgeries.

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High levels of fitness in depressive patients can lower risk CVD mortality

Individuals who maintain a high level of fitness in midlife are at a decreased risk of depression—and those who stay in shape while diagnosed with depression exhibit a 56 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research published on June 27 in JAMA Psychiatry.

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Severe preeclampsia associated with right ventricular strain in 39% of women

According to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, women with preeclampsia with severe features (PEC) have higher right ventricular (RV) systolic pressure (RVSP) and decreased global right ventricular longitudinal systolic strain (RVLSS), among other adverse cardiovascular events, compared to women not exhibiting preeclampsia during pregnancy.

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DOACs trump warfarin for heart attack prevention in AFib patients

Compared to warfarin, the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) apixaban, rivaroxaban and dabigatran are all associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction, according to a Danish registry study of consecutive patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Around the web

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.