Crystal Phend

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Crystal Phend

Crystal Phend is a contributing editor with MedPage Today, where she's been covering medical news of all stripes since 2006.

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Exploring Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

The basics on pathogenesis and epidemiology

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For Your Patients: How Is Heart Failure Diagnosed?

A brief overview of what tests, exams, and questions to expect

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Postpartum Hemorrhage Risks Averted With Monitoring, Bundled Treatment

Trial in low- and middle-income countries shows big advantage for severe maternal outcomes

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Babies Fare Better If Gestational Diabetes Is Treated Early in Second Trimester

But not waiting for repeat glucose-tolerance testing confirmation didn't help mom, trial shows

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Trial: Functional Scoring a Better Guide to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Tx

NIH trial affirms benefit of increasingly popular approach to get babies home sooner

New Contender in Diet Rankings Puts Kibosh on Some 'Heart Healthy' Diets

American Heart Association weighs in on popular diets

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Low Lead Extraction Rates With Endocarditis Raise Alarm

Group calls it a case of clear mismanagement that should be a "call to arms" for the field

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The Worst Redo Option After TAVR?

Choose the first procedure wisely, because repeats have mortality implications, researchers say

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'Green' Mediterranean Diet Linked to Aortic Stiffness Reversal

All healthy diets helped, but one had the biggest impact in post hoc trial analysis

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Standard-Dose DOAC Better for Kidney-Impaired Patients

Meta-analysis of patient-level trial data argues against common underdosing strategy

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