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Short-term cardiovascular events after bariatric surgery in patients with metabolic syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with MetS have an increased frequency of cardiac events following bariatric surgery. Future studies should determine if optimization of 1 or more components of MetS or other related co-morbidities reduces the cardiovascular risk for patients.PMID:37659898 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2023.07.009
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - September 2, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Maryna Chumakova-Orin Jennifer L Ingram Loretta G Que Neha Pagidipati Alexander Gordee Maragatha Kuchibhatla Keri A Seymour Source Type: research

Syncope Evaluation: Evidence-Based and Economical
This study eliminated low-risk syncope patients and those with non-syncope transient loss of consciousness, such as seizure and head trauma, using a structured approach in the emergency department (ED), with only high-risk syncope patients being admitted. These high-risk syncope patients made up 28% of the patients included in the study. After admission, a simplified Wells’ pulmonary embolism criteria score was calculated, and a D-dimer was obtained. If either was high, the patient was scanned for PE and 17% were found to be positive, with two-thirds of those being found to have large-vessel pulmonary emboli. The bottom ...
Source: The Hospitalist - July 5, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Clinical Guidelines Source Type: research

Pharmacoepidemiologic study of association between apparent treatment resistant hypertension, cardiovascular disease and interaction effect by sex and age
CONCLUSION: aTRH was significantly associated with an increased risk of CVD and this association was modified by both sex and age. Further studies are warranted to test these mechanisms.PMID:37274374 | PMC:PMC10237003 | DOI:10.4330/wjc.v15.i5.262
Source: World Journal of Cardiology - June 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Julianne Theresa Nelson Longjian Liu Source Type: research