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Women in Cardiology: Still Underrepresented in a Field Full of Men

JAMA Cardiology dedicated a special with 4 articles on different issues women continue to face when considering...
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New European Hypertension Guidelines Contrast with American Recommendations

The European guidelines on hypertension have been updated and now feature differences compared with American guidelines regarding...
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Antiplatelet

Can We Prevent Cardiovascular Events without Aspirin?

As regards the use of antithrombotic agents, the risk of bleeding will always be an issue, and...
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Antithrombotic Anticoagulants

NSAIDs and Risk of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is very frequent and many of these medications are sold...
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Antiplatelet

First Results for Ticagrelor in Elective Coronary Angioplasty

This is one of the first studies on the use of ticagrelor in patients with stable coronary...
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Antiplatelet

What Antiplatelet Therapy Should We Use in Patients with Stroke/TIA? Interesting Results for the POINT Trial

Courtesy of Dr. Alejandro Lakowsky, MTSAC (Full Member of the Argentine Society of Cardiology) The New England Journal...
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Other

The Higher the LDL-C Level, the Greater the Benefit in Mortality with Aggressive Therapy

The latest studies seem to support higher baseline LDL-C levels would justify further intensifying and already aggressive...
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Coronary disease

Contrast Induced Kidney Injury, Infamous Problem with No Magical Solutions

In patients at high risk of developing kidney complications undergoing angiography, we did not observe benefits when...
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