Specialist Updates Cardiology

Antihypertensive deprescribing safe in select patients over 80: trial

26th May 2020
Antihypertensive medication can be safely reduced, at least in the short-term, in suitable patients in their 80s, results of…
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Specialist Updates Cardiology

'Significant stroke risk' in TAVR for bicuspid aortic stenosis

26th May 2020
Patients undergoing transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) of bicuspid aortic valves could be at considerable risk of…
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GPs less likely to prescribe heart meds to women

22nd May 2020
GPs are less likely to prescribe aspirin and statins to women than men if they have heart disease or are at high risk, a…
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'Life-saving' test for familial hypercholesterolaemia secures MBS funding

21st May 2020
People with suspected familial hypercholesterolaemia can now be referred for subsidised diagnostic genetic testing — a move…
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Acute heart symptoms differ between the sexes - but there is overlap

13th May 2020
Women with acute coronary syndrome are more than twice as likely to present with pain between the shoulder blades than men,…
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New evidence links paclitaxel-containing devices with mortality risk

12th May 2020
A second meta-analysis has linked paclitaxel-containing devices used in peripheral artery disease (PAD) with increased long…
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Olive oil's cardiac benefits hailed again

12th May 2020
Replacing about a teaspoon of butter or dairy fat with olive oil every day lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and…
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