Afib After Valve Surgery Raises Stroke and Mortality Risks
Postoperative Afib has traditionally been viewed as benign and limited, but a new study found it may actually raise the risk of stroke and death.
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Author: Alyx Arnett
Vulnerable Neighborhoods Face Higher Cardiovascular Risks
Associations between environmental burden and cardiovascular risk factor and disease prevalence are much stronger among the most socially vulnerable neighborhoods, a new study finds.
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Choice of Transfusion Method Shows Little Effect for Heart Attack Patients With Anemia
A study found that the type of transfusion approach used to support adults who developed anemia after a heart attack did not make a significant difference in their likelihood of having another heart attack or dying within 30 days.
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FDA Approves Medtronic’s Renal Denervation System for Hypertension
The FDA has approved Medtronic’s Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system for the treatment of hypertension.
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Heart Complications Common in Children Treated for MIS-C
Investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles analyzed results of follow-up heart studies for all children who had been hospitalized for MIS-C, and found that many patients had abnormal findings on at least one cardiac study at their six-month follow-up.
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