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Key Aspects for Implementing a Lung Cancer Screening Program

LCS programs must be integrated with a smoking cessation program, and data should be collected regarding the interventions offered to active smokers.

Benefits of Patient Connectivity in Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome

Findings from a recent study reinforce that efforts to help patients connect with other patients should be considered a vital and beneficial element in patient management.

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Intensive statin therapy in acute coronary syndrome

We conducted a meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled trials involving 17 963 subjects to determine the effect of intensive statin therapy instituted within 14 days of hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome. Results showed that early, intensive statin therapy is safe and significantly decreases cardiovascular death and recurrent ischemia following acute coronary syndrome after 6 months of treatment.

Heparin May Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk

New research shows the anticoagulant binds tightly with the coronavirus’ surface spike protein.

Caring for People With Sight Loss

A submitted column on how to properly care for patients suffering from vision loss from the founder and medical director of Focus Clinics in London.

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How to Be the Perfect Heart Patient

There are difficult patients, and ideal patients. A cardiologist offers advice on relating to them all.

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High Sugar Intake During Pregnancy May Increase Pediatric Asthma Risk

Children whose mothers had a higher intake of sugar sweetened beverages and total fructose had a 19% greater chance of developing asthma in mid-childhood.

Vernakalant: Expanding the antiarrhythmic vernacular

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in over 2% of the general population.

Should radiofrequency ablation be first-line therapy after a first episode of symptomatic atrial flutter?

Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) is a cost-effective approach that has modified the treatment of patients with supraventricular tachycardia. In the Loire-Ardèche-Drôme-Isère-Puy-de-Dôme (LADIP) study, we compared RFA treatment with amiodarone therapy after the first episode of symptomatic atrial flutter. Results showed that RFA should be considered a first-line treatment, especially in elderly patients, because it has a better long-term success rate, the same risk of subsequent atrial fibrillation as amiodarone, and fewer secondary effects compared with amiodarone. Radiofrequency catheter ablation first-line therapy should be recommended in routine clinical practice, even when the atrial flutter is isolated without a previously documented atrial fibrillation episode.