Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
After ACS, telemedicine-based care with remote patient monitoring vs. usual care reduced hospital readmissions at 6 mo.
Alshahrani NS, Hartley A, Howard J, et al. Randomized trial of remote assessment of patients after an acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024;83:2250-2259. 38588928.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In persons smoking after 6 wk of varenicline or combined NRT, increasing dose or switching combined NRT to varenicline increased cessation.
Cinciripini PM, Green CE, Shete S, et al. Smoking cessation after initial treatment failure with varenicline or nicotine replacement: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2024;331:1722-1731. 38696203.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In early Parkinson disease, daily subcutaneous lixisenatide reduced motor disability progression at 12 mo.
Meissner WG, Remy P, Giordana C, et al; LIXIPARK Study Group. Trial of lixisenatide in early Parkinson's disease. N Engl J Med. 2024;390:1176-1185. 38598572.
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Interest in home-based care is increasing among Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The epidemiology of homebound MA beneficiaries is unknown. ⋯ Humana, under a collaborative research agreement with Johns Hopkins University.
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Costalat V, Jovin TG, Albucher JF, et al; LASTE Trial Investigators. Trial of thrombectomy for stroke with a large infarct of unrestricted size. N Engl J Med. 2024;390:1677-1689. 38718358.