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August 2013
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1. Imaging CRT Patients and New LDL Lowering Treatment 2. Eplerenone, NTpro-BNP in Diabetes, Look AHEAD 3. Weight Loss in Diabetics Does Not Improve Outcomes 4. OSA a Factor in SCD 5. LAA Occlusion Reviewed 6. AMPLIFY Trial 7. Post-Traumatic Stress and Coronary Disease 8. Dx of Metabolic Syndrome in AMI
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Apixaban Versus Standard Rx in Venous Thromboembolism
Peter Block, MD, FACC: “It seems in the long run that apixaban may be an attractive alternative for patients with venous thromboembolism with less bleeding in the outcomes.”
Ref: N Engl J Med. 2013 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]
9. Red Meat, Metabolic Syndrome and Tn and PAD 10. The New Anticoagulants
Hs-Troponin T, Silent Cerebral Ischemia, Complications in Afib
Christopher Cannon, MD, FACC: “The sobering side of atrial fibrillation, there are neurologic events that are silent, and so we have to be vigilant in managing these patients.”
Ref: J Am Coll Cardiol. [Epub ahead of print] July 10, 2013.
LAA Occlusion Reviewed
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