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MDedge Cardiocast

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New trick for old drug; Vascepa cost effective for CV reduction

DEC 6, 20197 MIN
MDedge Cardiocast

New trick for old drug; Vascepa cost effective for CV reduction

DEC 6, 20197 MIN

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Icosapent ethyl cost effective in REDUCE-IT analysis Treatment with the fish-derived drug Vascepa for CV event reduction is more effective and less costly than placebo.

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DAPA-HF: Dapagliflozin benefits regardless of age, HF severity The SGLT2 inhibitor had similar efficacy in the elderly and across the spectrum of baseline symptom status.

Colchicine cut post-MI CVD events Colchicine fulfilled the promise first seem in CANTOS that anti-inflammatory treatment can reduce cardiovascular disease events.

Cardiac arrests peak with pollution in Japan The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Japan increased on days when counts of particulate matter spiked from the day before.

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