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Clinical presentation is more severe and survival much lower among patients with right heart thrombus and pulmonary embolism, who also require more advanced therapies, compared with those without a concomitant pulmonary embolism, a study has found. Thrombus mobility and size contribute to the development of concomitant pulmonary embolism.

Use of machine learning (ML) can help pinpoint novel factors that contribute to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in non-White patients with heart failure (HF), suggests a study. Specifically, social factors such as living alone may significantly heighten the AF risk.

Rosuvastatin is as effective as atorvastatin for the composite outcome of all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or any coronary revascularization at 3 years in adults with coronary artery disease (CAD), according to the secondary analysis of the LODESTAR trial.

In the treatment of patients with methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA)-associated infective endocarditis, the cefazolin is as good as cloxacillin, with similar mortality and relapse rates, according to a study.