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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

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Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. So I would agree, just in terms of not trying to dismiss a lot of these patients in terms of deconditioning and really trying to sometimes hone in on the diagnosis despite a Bnp level that is not necessarily very high. Nicole 12:14 No, HFpEF is cool, and it’s fine. What is GDMT?

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Even With Statins, Modifi able Risk Factors Drive MACE Risk in HIV

Physician's Weekly

The global Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) revealed that statin therapy reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) by 36% among PWH with low-to-moderate traditional ASCVD risk.” 2.30), and lower HDL cholesterol (HR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.10-1.34). 2.31), also increased the risk for first MACE. “Our

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Women With IMIDs Face Higher CVD Mortality Than Men

Physician's Weekly

Filling an Information Gap IMIDs such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis involve chronic inflammation that increases the risk for cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction and stroke. However, population-level data on CVD in IMIDs—especially regarding sex disparities—remains limited.

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Redefining Alzheimer’s Disease: A Podcast with Heather Whitson, Jason Karlawish, Lon Schneider

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If you are interested in learning more about the draft guidelines and the response from AGS to these guidelines, check out the following links: Revised Criteria for Diagnosis and Staging of Alzheimer’s Disease: Alzheimer’s Association Workgroup AGS’s response to the revised criteria Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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