Configurations paralleling ambulatory and home BP monitoring inaccurately classified considerable proportion of patients versus reference TTR
Scientists Spot Cause of Lupus, Way to Reverse It
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Pulsed Field Ablation Demonstrates Favorable Safety Profile for A-Fib
No esophageal complications, pulmonary vein stenosis, persistent phrenic palsy observed; stroke was rare and death even rarer
Proteomics Panel Not Useful for Predicting Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
In recent study, no proteins were selected to augment the clinical and demographic covariates using an elastic net model
Second Recipient of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died
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Delaying Diabetes Progression After Impaired Glucose Improves Long-Term Outcomes
Significant risk reduction for death and vascular complications seen with maintaining at least four years of nondiabetes
Routine ECG Screening May Help to Prevent CVD Events in Adults
Baseline ECG abnormality linked to increased incidence of composite end point of overall death and CVD admission
Study Looks at Impact of Incentivizing Smoking Cessation in Addition to Usual Care
Incentivizing smoking cessation increases cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking
Mediterranean Diet Adherence Tied to Lower Mortality for Cancer Survivors
Each 2-point increase in Mediterranean diet score linked to significantly lower all-cause mortality
Semaglutide Cuts MACE in People With Overweight, Obesity, Regardless of HbA1c
Reduction seen in cardiovascular events irrespective of baseline HbA1c or change in HbA1c