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2021-09-29 06:30:00 ​ 2021 ESC (European Society of Cardiology) GUIDELINES



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2021-09-28 11:12:13 ​​​#Quiz

ECG Challenge: Fast Heart Rate in Patient With RA

A 49-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis visits her physician for a routine evaluation. She does not have any symptoms, and her arthritis is under control. Her heart rate is noted to be elevated, and a 12-lead ECG is obtained.

What does her ECG show?

1. Isorhythmic dissociation with junctional rhythm

2. Atrial fibrillation

3. Atrial tachycardia

4. Complete heart block

5. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia


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2021-09-28 04:06:03 ​​​​ 2021 ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention



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2021-09-26 15:36:18 ​​ 2021 ESC Heart Failure Guidelines




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2021-09-25 14:52:33 COVID 19 VACCINE UPDATE

CDC Panel Backs Boosters for high risk groups, but Not Healthcare Workers
https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132608&c=427181


FDA OKs Pfizer COVID Booster for 65 and Over, Those at High Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/959292?src=rss


Booster shots for COVID-19—the debate continues
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00574-0/fulltext?rss=yes


CDC Study Says Moderna Vaccine More Effective Than Pfizer and J&J
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/959073?src=rss


mRNA Vaccine Research and the Lasker–DeBakey Award
The 2021 Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award goes to Drs. Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó, pioneer researchers of modified RNA.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcibr2111445?query=featured_home



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2021-09-24 09:18:00 ​​ New Equations for Estimating GFR without Race

Equations for estimating GFR with serum creatinine overestimate measured GFR in Blacks. The authors report new equations, without race as an inflation factor, using cystatin C and creatinine that reduced errors in estimation between Black participants and non-Black participants.


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2021-09-23 07:57:42 ​​ Subcutaneous Antibody Combination to PREVENT COVID-19 infection

Household contacts of persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at risk for infection. A single subcutaneous injection of two anti–SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies in such persons within 4 days after the detection of infection in a household contact reduced this risk by two thirds in the first 28 days after exposure.


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2021-09-19 11:15:35 ​​ Salt Substitution and Cardiovascular Events

In a cluster-randomized trial, villages were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to use a salt substitute (75% sodium chloride and 25% potassium chloride by mass) or regular salt. Among persons who had a history of stroke or were 60 years of age or older and had hypertension, rates of stroke, major cardiovascular events, and death were lower with the salt substitute, which had no apparent serious adverse effects.


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2021-09-16 15:08:21 ​​ THIRD DOSE of Covid-19 Vaccine in patients over 60 in Israel

Since July 30, 2021, more than a million fully vaccinated Israeli residents who were 60 years or age or older have received a third dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. As of August 31, the rate of confirmed Covid-19 infection was lower in the booster group than in the nonbooster group by a factor of 11.3, and the rate of severe illness was lower by a factor of 19.5.


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