Symptoms

The Surprising Gap in Heart Attack Prediction

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Traditional atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk- and symptom-based screening misses nearly half of patients under age 66 who go on to experience their first myocardial infarction (MI), revealing major shortcomings in current preventive strategies. In this US retrospective study of 465 adults presenting with a first type 1 MI, simulation […]

Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms Not Clinically Significant

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A systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that while antidepressant discontinuation is associated with a mild increase in physical symptoms, the average symptom burden does not reach the threshold for clinically significant discontinuation syndrome. Researchers examined symptoms using standardized measures such as the Discontinuation-Emergent Signs and Symptoms (DESS) scale and tracked […]