Routine placement of atrial leads is common during implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation for primary prevention despite guidelines that discourage it—now there are new ...

After findings from President Trump's annual physical exam were released last week, observers were struck by the persistent aspirin use recorded in the doctor's report. Trump, 78, has no apparent ...

Following updated recommendations, there was a significant decrease in reported primary prevention aspirin use from 23.5% in 2017-2020 to 17.2% in 2021-2023. (HealthDay News) — Among older adults and ...

22.7 percent of primary prevention aspirin users started aspirin without a physician's recommendation. (HealthDay News) — Almost 15 percent of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years are taking aspirin for ...

Future Cardiol. 2009;5(1):1-4. That leaves extrapolation from secondary prevention women's results to support primary prevention statin use, yet the risk profiles for women in the two groups obviously ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Up to 15% of older adults may routinely use aspirin for primary prevention. Many continue use despite knowing ...

DALLAS, TX (updated) – Women, even those without evidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, should be treated with statin therapy if their baseline risk justifies use, according to one expert ...

Novo Nordisk announced its oral GLP-1 has been approved by the FDA to reduce risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes.Approval of oral semaglutide ...

This week, Oregon’s Opioid Settlement Board will decide how to spend millions of dollars recovered from drug companies to mitigate the state’s drug crisis. Last year, the board crafted a balanced ...