March 03, 2025

Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Lower Cardiovascular Event Rate

DM1 was associated with a lower probability of incident cardiovascular events than DM2, finds a new study analyzing over 162,000 patients from the Veradigm Metabolic Registry.

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March 03, 2025

More States Fast Track Foreign-Trained Physicians

Since 2023, nine states have waived U.S. residency requirements for some foreign-trained physicians, with more states considering similar changes.

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February 28, 2025

Study Finds No Advantage in Drug-Coated Stents for Limb Ischemia

Neither drug-coated balloons nor drug-eluting stents conferred significant clinical benefit over plain balloons and bare metal stents, finds the BASIL-3 trial, questioning the routine use of drug-coated devices in limb ischemia treatment.

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February 27, 2025

Sex-Specific Fibrosis Patterns in Aortic Stenosis

Increased myocardial fibrosis predicts mortality post–AVR for both sexes, with researchers stating, Myocardial fibrosis provides significant prognostic information in men and women with AS.

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February 26, 2025

Depression, CAD Ties Stronger With High Genetic Risk

Study finds Depression and coronary artery disease association is strongest among those with high genetic susceptibility.

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February 24, 2025

Do Black Female Doctors Die Earlier?

New JAMA Internal Medicine study finds Black female physicians face higher mortality rates than White women in general population.

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February 24, 2025

SSRIs Show Promise Against Sepsis Mortality

Fluoxetine orchestrates protective immunometabolic mechanisms, showing IL-10–dependent defenses that significantly reduce sepsis-induced mortality in preclinical models.

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February 24, 2025

PNI Scores Linked to CABG Recovery and Survival

A multicenter study reveals preoperative nutritional indices (PNI) significantly influence recovery and long-term survival in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients, with lower scores linked to higher risks of complications and mortality.

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February 24, 2025

Delirium Rates Steady Without Benzodiazepines in Heart Surgeries

Restricting benzodiazepines during cardiac surgery did not significantly reduce delirium, according to a cluster randomized crossover trial.

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