April 29, 2025

Surgical Management of Foreign Body Ingestion in Adults: Case Series

Diagnosis relies heavily on a careful history, including the nature of the ingested material, and complementary imaging studies.

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April 29, 2025

New Drug Tames Resistant High Blood Pressure

Lorundrostat reduces blood pressure significantly in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension by targeting aldosterone production.

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April 28, 2025

Higher Heart Risk Seen in Inflammatory Arthritis With IFG

Prediabetes in inflammatory arthritis patients raised cardiovascular risk by over twofold, researchers reported in a population-based cohort study.

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April 28, 2025

Brisk Walking Linked to Reduced Arrhythmia Risk Study

Faster walking pace was associated with a decreased risk of cardiac arrhythmias, researchers wrote in the UK Biobank study.

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April 28, 2025

Oral Semaglutide Cuts Cardiovascular Event Risk

Oral semaglutide was superior to placebo in reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, researchers reported in the SOUL trial involving over 9,600 adults with high-risk type 2 diabetes.

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April 24, 2025

Large Trial Finds No Stroke Benefit From CEP, Study

A large U.K. trial found that routine use of cerebral embolic protection did not decrease the incidence of stroke within 72 hours among patients undergoing TAVI.

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April 24, 2025

Microplastics: Potential Contributor to Carotid Atherosclerosis?

New research links high levels of micronanoplastics in carotid artery plaque to stroke symptoms, suggesting a potential new target for cardiovascular disease prevention.

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April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

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April 23, 2025

Life's Essential 8 Helps Predict CVD

"Greater cumulative CVH and improvement in CVH during young adulthood, as well as better CVH in middle age, were all independently associated with lower risk for incident CVD in midlife."

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