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Questions discussed in this category

For a patient with known CAD and low baseline HDL, would a PCSK9 inhibitor be a better option than a statin, given concerns for paradoxical lowering of HDL levels with statin therapy that we can encounter in the outpatient clinical setting? 
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How do you approach the use of benzodiazepines in patients with chronic medical illnesses that may be susceptible to respiratory compromise (e.g., CHF, COPD, ILD)?
Should you work to wean patients of benzodiazepines? Is your approach different for patients who have been on benzodiazepines for years? What would yo...
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Is it a good practice to prescribe clonidine to take as needed for occasional severe blood pressure elevations?
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What is your approach to statin and/or PCSK9i initiation and counseling in a patient who has an HDL above 100, LDL within normal range, but markedly elevated calcium score exceeding 1000? 
Should the elevated calcium score take precedence over lipid panel values when thinking about primary prevention? 
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Is there a role for aspirin 81 mg daily in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with reduced EF?
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For optimal GDMT for patients with HFrEF and co-existing ESRD, is there evidence to support the use of SGLT2 inhibitors and/or ARB/ARNI?
1 Answer available
Besides treadmill, what other exercises may be considered for post-exercise ABIs, and are their diagnostic parameters identical to standard post-exercise ABIs?
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What are standard selection criteria for patients who are eligible for heart transplantation?
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With the FDA recently approving acoramidis for ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, how should we decide on optimal drug therapy and options for our patients?
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Papers discussed in this category

American heart journal, 2004-07
The Warfarin/Aspirin Study in Heart failure (WASH): a randomized trial comparing antithrombotic strategies for patients with heart failure.
The New England journal of medicine, 2012-05-17
Warfarin and aspirin in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm.
JACC. Heart failure, 2017-08
Aspirin Does Not Increase Heart Failure Events in Heart Failure Patients: From the WARCEF Trial.
European journal of heart failure, 2006 Jun 05
Efficacy of antithrombotic therapy in chronic heart failure: the HELAS study.
The New England journal of medicine, 2007 Nov 05
Rosuvastatin in older patients with systolic heart failure.
J Heart Lung Transplant, 2024 Oct
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Evaluation and Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates-2024.
The New England journal of medicine, 2014-09-11
Angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition versus enalapril in heart failure.
Circulation, 2022 Apr 01
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
The New England journal of medicine, 2019 Sep 19
Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction.
The New England journal of medicine, 2020 Aug 28
Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure.

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