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In a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants vs. single antiplatelet therapy, rivaroxaban was associated with higher rates of major bleeding compared with low-dose aspirin, researchers reported.

Regardless of country-level income classification, medications for the secondary prevention of CVD remains underutilized and patients likely remain undertreated, researcher reported.

Early receipt of palliative care appeared linked to less aggressive end-of-life care for women with ovarian cancer, according to study results.

WASHINGTON — Contradicting previous research, in a large trial of patients referred for PCI after acute MI, colchicine did not improve CV outcomes compared with placebo, according to the CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS-9) trial presented at TCT 2024.

Women with premature ovarian insufficiency and early menopause have increased multimorbidity compared with women with menopause onset at an average age of 46 to 55 years, according to findings published in Fertility and Sterility.

CHICAGO — Menopausal women who participated in weekly cognitive behavioral therapy sessions reported improvements in sexual function and depression and anxiety symptoms, researchers reported at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.

Short-interval high-intensity exercise after stroke improved oxygen consumption and may reduce risk for future strokes and hospitalizations, according to a study published in Stroke.

DESTIN, Fla. — Clinical practice guidelines for chronic pain sometimes emerge through flawed processes, present conflicting statements, and warrant close evaluation, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

DESTIN, Fla. — Physicians can consider cannabis before opioids for chronic pain when other options have been exhausted, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

Patients hospitalized for a noncardiac reason with a first-time atrial fibrillation event in-hospital were more likely to have a recurrent event in the 12 months after discharge vs. matched controls with no prior AF, researchers reported.