Category: Heart And Vascular
September 8, 2017 – No Oxygen Needed
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Anchor lead: Many people who’ve had a heart attack don’t need supplemental oxygen, Elizabeth Tracey reports Everyone who comes to the hospital with a heart attack is routinely given oxygen, but now that practice has come into question with the …
PodMed – Week of September 4, 2017
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This week’s topics include the right medications for a subset of people with heart disease, the PURE study, inflammation and heart disease, and the impact of neighborhoods on cardiovascular disease. Program notes: 0:47 PURE study 1:47 Fats and animal protein …
PodMed – Week of August 21, 2017
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This week’s topics include outcomes for payment, on- or off-pump CABG, cannabis for pain or PTSD, and the cognitive impact of a PCSK-9 inhibitor. Program notes: 0:41 Cannabis and pain or PTSD 1:41 May alleviate neuropathic pain in some 2:44 …
PodMed – Week of August 14, 2017
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This week’s topics include complications of aortic valve surgery, effectiveness of nasal flu vaccination, testing for Epstein Barr virus and nasopharyngeal cancer, and hepatitis C treatment. Program notes: 0:31 How effective is the flu vaccine? 1:31 Reformulation of nasal type …
August 10, 2017 – Inflammation
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Anchor lead: Is inflammation the culprit when it comes to heart attacks? Elizabeth Tracey reports Reducing inflammation after someone has a heart attack may reduce their risk for having a second, with a new drug for a particular target possibly …
August 9, 2017 – CANTOS
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Anchor lead: Can reducing inflammation help heart attack survivors? Elizabeth Tracey reports Reducing inflammation after someone has a heart attack has been attempted for some time using various medications. Now a new one targeting another pathway may prove helpful, according …