Women have fewer cardiovascular events after non–ST-segment elevation ACS
But they also remain undertreated with guideline-directed therapies.
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FDA panel rejects vernakalant bid for AFib cardioversion indication
Eleven years after the first attempt of the antiarrhythmic agent, the FDA panel voted resoundingly against approval.
Bariatric surgery tied to fewer cerebrovascular events
The incidence of cerebrovascular events was 65% lower in obese people who underwent bariatric surgery compared with those without surgery
Intensive BP control cut dementia but increased brain atrophy and hurt cognition
The small but significant ill effects worried some researchers at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease conference.
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