[BMJ] In patients with new diabetes, blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg not associated...
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There have been many studies assessing the role of blood pressure (BP) control and mortality in diabetes - the United Kingdom Prospective...
[JAMA] Association of changes in clinical characteristics and management with improvement in survival among...
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Primer: Over the past decade we have seen decreases...
[Arch Intern Med.] Common environmental exposure linked to cardiovascular disease
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Primer: Recent evidence suggests the typical risk factors – smoking, obesity, and genetics – in cardiovascular disease (CVD) leave a portion of cases...
[THE LANCET] Severe chronic kidney disease patients have higher coronary risk than diabetics. Time...
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Primer: Coronary heart disease (CHD) “equivalent”, a term used to describe some trait or factor that results in a 10-year risk...
[Ann Emerg Med.] Modified Sgarbossa rule associated with improved diagnostic utility for STEMIs
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Primer: In patients presenting with an acute ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in the presence of a Left Bundle...
[JAMA] Prevalence and prognosis of unrecognized myocardial infarction determined by cardiac magnetic resonance in...
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Primer: Pathology studies suggest that subclinical ruptures of coronary atherosclerotic plaques occur frequently, which may result in unrecognized myocardial...
[The Lancet] Longer duration of resuscitation efforts associated with increased survival in patients with...
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Primer: When dealing with cardiac arrests, one of the biggest dilemmas facing clinicians is deciding when to stop resuscitation efforts. Little research evidence...
[JAMA] Clopidogrel lacks effectiveness in diabetics as compared to non-diabetics after myocardial infarction
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Primer: The 2011 AHA/ACCF guidelines for secondary prevention for patients with known coronary disease include a Class IB recommendation for 75mg clopidogrel as...
[CIRCULATION] NSAID use after heart attacks associated with increased coronary risk, death
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Primer: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are known to be harmful in patients with myocardial infarctions. In fact, in 2007 the American Heart Association...
[BMJ] Tranexamic acid reduces mortality in traumatic bleeding
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Key findings:
Tranexamic acid was found to significantly reduce all cause mortality in patients with traumatic bleeding, except in those with the lowest baseline...
