Access to transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation did not impact annualized surgical mitral valve repair volume, though data suggest access led to improvements in surgery outcomes and 5-year mortality rates.“The introduction of TEER at an institution does not appear to be ‘competing’ with surgical repair for volume,” Andrew M. Vekstein, MD,
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DENVER — Four studies presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting show improvements in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia who take troriluzole.“SCAs [spinocerebellar ataxias]…
Adults who previously used an obesity medication before receiving semaglutide lost less body weight at 12 months than those who did not use an obesity…
Decades of declining heart failure mortality in the U.S. has reversed, and exceeded rates recorded more than 20 years ago, according to overall population-level data…
Among patients with chronic coronary syndrome, women were less likely than men to be treated with lipid-lowering therapy, researchers reported at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024.Women…
Few areas in cardiology are as active as development and implementation of medical therapies for heart failure, and few people are as familiar with that…
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Tirzepatide improved obstructive sleep apnea symptoms compared with placebo among adults with obesity, according to results from the SURMOUNT-OSA trials.After 1 year of treatment, patients…
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DENVER — Cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s is a mitigating factor for presence of blood-based biomarkers during sleep as indicator of disease progression, according to a…
