Apixaban safer than rivaroxaban in AF with liver disease, doctors say
Doctors can be reassured that apixaban is safe for patients with AF and liver disease, a retrospective cohort study suggests. The Harvard University-led study found…
Tag: Cardiology
My patient blamed the wind for her cardiac symptoms: the GP dilemma when patients choose denial
I love how children reason, trying to make sense of this complicated world based on their limited experience. A little girl was noted by her parents…
Hardware, plants, diastolic BP — Bunnings-based hypertension screening trial is just the beginning
A clinical trial is snagging Bunnings shoppers for a blood pressure check in a bid to reach patients who do not typically consider themselves at…
ECGs for patients in dramatic decline after GP rebate was cut to $16
The RACGP says the Federal Government should let GPs access a better paid MBS item for ECG tracing and recording “effective immediately” to close the…
TGA warns of sudden cardiac death risk with azithromycin
The TGA has slapped safety warnings on azithromycin over a very rare risk of acute cardiovascular death, particularly within the first five days of use. …
Specialists dependent on Rex Airlines to fly them into rural communities say its collapse will be catastrophic
Associate Professor Rachael Cordina is among hundreds of doctors who regularly fly on troubled Rex Airlines to treat rural patients. But the cardiologist and her…
Vigorous exercise does not increase long QTS-associated cardiac event rate
In patients with congenital long-QT syndrome, the rate of cardiac events associated with long-QT syndrome was low and did not differ between those exercising vigorously…
Lipid-based CVD score targets ‘troubling’ intermediate-risk patients
Australian doctors have created a lipid-based risk score to help manage the ‘troubling group’ of patients at intermediate risk of CVD. Based on a routine…
Was I fit to drop? My obsession with endurance exercise terminated with a CACS of 1606
When it comes to exercise, it’s possible to get too much of a good thing. The kind of detrimental excess endurance exercise I’m going to…
Semaglutide should be first-line option for diabetic CKD, doctors say
Semaglutide should be a first-line treatment option for adults with diabetic chronic kidney disease and albuminuria, say renal specialists. It follows a landmark Australian-led trial,…
