This week's top stories in cardiology:

1. Cognitive decline sped up after CHD
2. Genetic analysis links PCSK9 inhibition and CV mortality
3. Which antidiabetic for elderly patients? It depends on their CV risk
4. Pivotal trial shows HFrEF benefits from baroreceptor stimulation

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This week's top stories in Cardiology.

• Updated systematic review of aspirin primary prevention shows benefits, risks
• GLP-1 RA dulaglutide yields cardiac gains, even in non–at-risk patients
• DOACs surpass warfarin in low-weight AFib patients
• Medicaid expansion associated with lower cardiovascular mortality

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This week in cardiology:

1. FFR changes coronary management in one-third of patients
2. MADIT-CHIC: CRT aids patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy
3. Lipoprotein(a) levels can guide CV risk assessment and treatment
4. Cannabis: Doctors tell FDA to get out of the weeds

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This week in cardiology:

1. Novel cardiogenic shock, PCI protocol nets 72% acute survival
2. Energy drinks increase BP and disrupt the heart's electrical activity
3. Syncope during pregnancy increases risk for poor outcomes
4. Ethnicity seems to affect predisposition to components of metabolic syndrome

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This week in cardiology news:

1. SCAI releases first definition of cardiogenic shock
2. CABANA: Heart failure patients got biggest bang from AFib ablation
3. Elderly concussion patients who used statins had lower dementia risk
4. BMI in male teens predicts cardiomyopathy risk

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This week's top stories in cardiology:

1. Risk score developed for cardiac-device infection
2. AFib screening cuts hospitalizations and ED visits
3. Arsenic exposure increases risk of left ventricular hypertrophy
4. Ankylosing spondylitis patients taking COX-2 inhibitors may see fewer cardiovascular events

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This week's top stories in clinical medicine:

1. Single-center study outlines stoke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular A-fib patients
2. ACOG guidance addresses cardiac contributors to maternal mortality
3. Higher serum leptin levels associated with PAD
4. Employed physicians now outnumber independent doctors

This week's top stories in clinical cardiology:

1. Long-term antibiotic use may heighten stroke, CHD risk
2. Noninvasive FFRCT called ADVANCE in chest pain assessment
3. Does BMI affect outcomes after ischemic stroke?
4. Cardiac PET/CT can guise CAD therapy.

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This week in cardiology:

1. Plant-based diet lowers risk of heart failure
2. Medical societies endorse tiered certification for U.S. Heart-Valve care
3. Ticagrelor doesn't beat clopidogrel in postfibrinolysis STEMI
4. Cost gap widens between brand-name, generic drugs.

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