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After a heart attack, beta-blockers are often a lifelong medicine. Maybe they shouldn’t be for stable low-risk post-MI patients
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 31, 2026 Source:After a heart attack, beta-blockers are often a lifelong medicine. Maybe they shouldn’t be
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Why the floor you live on may determine your chance of surviving cardiac arrest
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 8, 2025 Source:Why the floor you live on may determine your chance of surviving cardiac arrest
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The conundrum of diagnosing aortic dissection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 10, 2025 Source:Canadians have died suddenly from a torn aorta missed after ER visit. Here’s what you need to know Reference:Aortic dissection in the ED: a medico-legal perspective on diagnostic delays and failures
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What to know about melatonin use and heart failure. Recent press release requires peer review and publishing before any further evaluations of its claims as it seems to be fraught with limitations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2025 Source:What to know about melatonin use and heart failure
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New StemCell-Derived ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 11, 2025 Source:New ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage Reference:Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans
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Can antidepressants increase sudden cardiac death risk? It remains a rare event and reverse causality may be partially at play.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 9, 2025 Source:Can antidepressants increase sudden cardiac death risk?
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“Holiday Heart Syndrome” is no different from “weekend” or “celebratory” heart when the culprit is alcohol.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2024 Source:What is ‘holiday heart’ and how can you avoid it this Christmas season?
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London Ont. hospital achieves national first in new cardiovascular procedure approved by Health Canada
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 14, 2024 Source:London Ont. hospital achieves national first in new cardiovascular procedure approved by Health Canada
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Study Concludes That You’re More Likely to Get Heart Issues From COVID-19 Than the Vaccine
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2024 Source:You’re More Likely to Get Heart Issues From COVID-19 Than the Vaccine Reference:Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Myocarditis Attributed to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, or Conventional Etiologies