Central sleep apnea device increases mortality in heart failure

Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy increases mortality and should not be used to treat central sleep apnea in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, the SERVE-HF trial shows.

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How Much Coffee, Chocolate, or Weed Would It Take to Kill You?

In the mood for some good old-fashioned paranoia? Well, have we got the video for you: AsapSCIENCE's latest creation, aptly titled "This Much Will Kill You," highlights how much of almost anything will do you in. Macabre, perhaps, but also interesting, and full of fun facts to lighten up any conversation. For instance, statistically speaking, every inch on your height over five feet will cut 1.3 years off your life. See for yourself—and go warn all of your tall friends!

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Is Safe, Effective for Very Elderly Patients

Select patients age 90 years and older with aortic stenosis (AS) can benefit from a relatively new, minimally invasive surgery for aortic valve replacement, new research suggests.

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Injection drug use limits benefits of surgery for treatment of heart lining infection

Injection drug users who undergo surgery for infective endocarditis (IE) have a significantly higher risk of reoperation or death between 3 and 6 months after surgery compared to patients who develop endocarditis who are not IV drug abusers.

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Patient perception a key element in preventing falls in hospitals

Hospitalized patients deemed at risk for falls may not follow prevention strategies depending on their perceptions of personal risk, according to a study. An inpatient survey about fall-related attitudes included the patients’ ratings of their confidence to act without falling and their degree of concern about falling.

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Diabetic retinopathy screening for children with type 1 diabetes should start at later stage, new study says

A new study has found that the occurrence of advanced forms of a diabetic eye disease remains low among children living with diabetes, regardless of how long they have had the disease or their ability to keep blood sugar levels controlled. Researchers are therefore recommending that most children with type 1 diabetes delay annual diabetic retinopathy screenings until age 15, or 5 years after their diabetes diagnosis, whichever occurs later.

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Organized self-management support eases chronic depression

In a randomized trial, people with chronic or recurrent depression benefited from self-management support that included regular outreach care management and a self-care group with a combined behavioral and recovery-oriented approach. Over 18 months, patients improved significantly in all four measured outcomes. Compared to patients in usual care, they had less severe symptoms and less likelihood of having major depression, higher recovery scores, and higher likelihood of being much improved.

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