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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Does Azithromycin Raise Risk for Cardiovascular-Related Death?

Risk was most pronounced for those with the highest baseline risk for cardiovascular diseases.

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Advance Directives in Community Patients with Heart FailureFree

In a population-based study, fewer than half of HF patients had advance directives, and fewer than half of advance directives specified which interventions to avoid.

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Ticagrelor vs. Clopidogrel in PLATO Patients with Prior Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

In a small substudy, ticagrelor was as safe as clopidogrel in this high-risk group, but questions remain.

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Inhibition of Interleukin-6 Receptor: A Target of Atherosclerosis Prevention?

A study of a variant of the IL6R gene and a Mendelian randomization for drug-target validation suggest that IL-6 is more than just a risk marker.

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Discussion on CardioExchange: Azithromycin and Cardiovascular RiskFree

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Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism Hospitalization

Infection led the list of VTE triggers.

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{omega}-3 Fatty Acid Supplements — No Benefit for Secondary Prevention of Heart Disease

Lack of benefit in recent studies could reflect greater use of other preventive strategies.

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Shifting Trends in Infective Endocarditis

In a population-based study conducted in France, Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly isolated species, accounting for 27% of cases in 2008.

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Aspirin Prevents Recurrent Unprovoked Venous ThromboembolismFree

Aspirin is probably less effective –– but safer –– than warfarin.

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Cardiovascular Risk Doesn't Increase During Varenicline Use for Tobacco Cessation

Meta-analysis results conflict with those of an earlier controversial analysis.

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Does Appropriateness of PCI Influence Procedural Outcomes?Free

An analysis of registry data reveals no such association, suggesting that patient selection and procedural performance should be assessed separately.

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Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch

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Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia May Benefit Patients in Cardiogenic Shock

Mild hypothermia reduced need for vasopressors and inotropes in patients with cardiogenic shock after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Antipsychotics and Myocardial Infarction in Dementia Patients

The risk for MI was significantly elevated in the first month after initiation of antipsychotics in dementia patients already treated with cholinesterase inhibitors.

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Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients Can Be Monitored and Discharged Without Provocative TestingFree

This single-center study suggests that deferring provocative testing to the outpatient setting is safe.

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Subclinical Hyperthyroidism Raises Risk for Mortality and Cardiac EventsFree

Risk was particularly high with thyrotropin levels <0.10 mIU/L. Interview CME

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Journal Watch Cardiology summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of cardiovascular subjects including angina, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stents, stroke and ventricular fibrillation.

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Cardiology Editor-in-Chief

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Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Harold H. Hines, Jr., Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

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