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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 …
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Anchor lead: Can controlling high blood pressure reduce diabetes risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Certain types of blood pressure medicines taken at night seem to reduce the risk of developing diabetes, a recent study found. Gregory Prokopowicz, a high blood pressure …
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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 …
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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 …
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