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Anchor lead: Can temporarily restricting blood flow improve outcomes from heart surgery? Elizabeth Tracey reports Ischemic preconditioning is the insider trader term for temporarily restricting blood flow to the heart prior to heart surgery with an eye toward improving outcomes, …

October 23, 2015 – Ischemic Preconditioning Read more »

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This week’s topics include the dangers of beta blockers and noncardiac surgery, a look at ischemic preconditioning, community acquired pneumonia and influenza vaccination, and bioprosthetic heart valves. Program notes: 0:40 Beta blockers and surgery for noncardiac conditions 1:42 Thirty day …

PodMed – Week of October 12, 2015 Read more »

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This week’s topics include taking your blood pressure medicines at night, a new diabetes drug that reduces cardiovascular death, reanalysis of paroxetine data, and atrial fibrillation and dementia. Program notes: 0:35 Reanalysis of paroxetine data 1:35 RIAT initiative 2:37 Adverse …

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This week’s topics include aspirin recommendations for disease prevention, elective versus fracture-related hip replacements, risk of death among children of atomic bomb survivors, and long term follow-up of diabetes prevention. Program notes: 0:40 SPRINT study 1:25 Aspirin and disease prevention …

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Anchor lead:  How will results of a new study on blood pressure management change practice?  Elizabeth Tracey reports SPRINT is the acronym used for a major study on blood pressure management that was just stopped early, since clear benefits of …

September 25, 2015 – More Blood Pressure Meds? Read more »

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Anchor lead:  A major new study seems to portend a sea change in blood pressure management, Elizabeth Tracey reports Blood pressure targets have been under a lot of scrutiny in the last few years, with many experts suggesting relaxation of …

September 24, 2015 – High Blood Pressure Treatment Read more »

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Anchor lead:  If you need one more reason to get a flu shot, think heart attack, Elizabeth Tracey reports Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions as they’re known formally, are more likely in folks who have had the flu than in …

September 23, 2015 – Heart Attacks and Flu Read more »