Cardiology News

Study to Examine Routine ICD Implantation Post Heart Attack The emergence of new medicinal treatments may have changed the risk-benefit ratio of routine ICD implantation in patients with a severely abnormal LVEF after a heart attack.
Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2023
Walking Fast May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes An analysis indicates that patients with fairly brisk walking are at a 24% lower risk for type 2 diabetes than those with easy or casual walking.
Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
Flavored E-cigs Still Sold to Minors, Despite Law Online sales of flavored e-cigarettes to minors appeared to continue, despite a California law.
Medscape Medical News, December 21, 2023
New Research Aims to Unravel Both ME/CFS and Long COVID A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest potentially "druggable" pathways.
Medscape Medical News, December 21, 2023
Passing of Dr Jean-Philippe Collet The cardiology community mourns the loss of its internationally renowned member, who was equally talented in research and clinical practice.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
No Impact of Race on Cardiovascular Risk Calculations A recent study adds to the growing body of evidence questioning the role of race-based stratification for specific clinical measures.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
ECG Deep-Learning Algorithm Predicts Mortality Post Surgery A novel deep-learning algorithm outperformed a conventional risk score in predicting post-surgery mortality.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
Obesity Associated With More Severe MIS-C Outcomes Clinicians should consider obesity as a comorbid factor at the clinical presentation of children with MIS-C, according to researchers.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
Cardiologists Cry Foul on Coronary Stent Overuse Report Clinicians question the group's methodology, but the Lown Institute, that produced the report, stands by its methods and conclusions.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
Female Patients With PCI Benefit From Abbreviated DAPT Women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention who receive abbreviated rather than standard dual antiplatelet therapy have similar outcomes to men despite higher baseline risk.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy However, standard AI model predictions enhanced diagnostic accuracy by 4.4%.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
Reducing CVD Morbidity and Mortality in Psoriasis and PsA Only a minority of patients with psoriatic disease know about their increased risks.
MDedge News, December 20, 2023
Patients Facing Death Are Choosing a Lifesaving Heart Device The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database has more than 4500 reports in which the medical device may have caused a patient's death.
KFF Health News, December 20, 2023
Where Is the 'Microbiome Revolution' Headed Next? Famed microbiome researcher Dr Martin J. Blaser shares what he sees as the most promising applications, and the rigorous clinical trials needed to realize them.
Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
GLP-1s Face Off Against Each Other, Weight-Loss Surgery New comparison studies show the popular weight-loss medications might not reduce certain complications as well as surgical interventions, but there's still plenty of positive news surrounding them.
Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
Thiazide Diuretics May Promote Hyponatremia The risk for hyponatremia was higher with thiazide drugs compared with nonthiazide drugs in older adults and patients with comorbidities.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Alert FDA Updates Labels for Two Cholesterol-Lowering Agents New bempedoic acid and bempedoic acid/ezetimibe labels add primary hyperlipidemia and remove the maximally tolerated statin requirement and statement on the effect on mortality.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Catheter-Directed Plan Improves Pulmonary Artery Occlusion The Bashir endovascular catheter was designed to maximize thrombus reduction via a pharmacomechanical infusion.
MDedge News, December 18, 2023
One Fifth of Americans Report Use of Hemp-Derived Products Adults who used delta-8 THC were more likely to live in states where cannabis use is illegal.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Infections Down in Acute Care Hospitals Prevention strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections are having an effect, according to a new report on national- and state-level incidence.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Analysis Supports Link Between Psoriasis and OSA Several hypotheses may explain the connection, such as the presence of inflammatory mediators and nocturnal cytokine secretion, according to the authors.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Reducing Albumin Improves Kidney and Heart Function The tablet drug finerenone significantly reduces kidney risk in people with type 2 diabetes and also protects heart health, researchers found.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Statin Use Remains Low for At-Risk Patients Expanded prescribing guidelines have not boosted statin use among patients who are at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Smoking Alters Salivary Microbiota Changes in oral microbiota caused by cigarette smoking could contribute to development of chronic health conditions.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline The new guideline proposes a new way to classify AF, emphasizes the importance of early rhythm control and lifestyle modification, and gives catheter ablation a Class 1 indication.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Ohio Group Scores Record Hypertension Control Rates Artificial intelligence is vastly improving blood pressure control at one Midwestern primary care practice. Could your group do the same?
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
AHA, AAP Update Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines The update addresses use of intact umbilical cord management in preterm, late preterm, and term newborns. It also lists optimal devices and interfaces to administer positive-pressure ventilation.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Small-Volume Bloodwork Tubes May Reduce Transfusions in ICUs Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Late-Life Increases in Pulmonary Pressure, Hypertension Age-related increases in pulmonary artery systolic pressure occur in concert with worsening left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and contribute to late-life dyspnea, new data show.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
TCT 2023 Transapical Valve Replacement Relieves Mitral Regurgitation Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Underdiagnosed: Anemia in Pregnancy Clinicians should screen patients who are pregnant for iron deficiency anemia, experts said.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
AHA 2023 New PCSK9 Inhibitor Allows 3-Month Treatment Intervals "It's a new antibody that has a long half-life so each treatment can be prolonged."
MDedge News, November 29, 2023
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Promising In POTS Results of a small new study support use of this non-invasive neuromodulation to treat patients with postural tachycardia syndrome.
Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
ACG 2023 Low-Dose Aspirin: No Flares in Pregnant Patients With IBD Low-dose aspirin is recommended for pregnant women who are at risk of hypertensive disorders, such as eclampsia, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.
MDedge News, November 29, 2023
Uric Acid Levels May Influence Mortality in OSA Data from NHANES showed a nonlinear association between serum uric acid levels and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality.
Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
Less Severe Strokes With LAA Closure vs DOAC in AF? Atrial fibrillation treated with left atrial appendage closure was associated with ischemic strokes that were less severe than those among similar patients treated with direct oral anticoagulation.
Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
AHA 2023 AI Interpretation of CCTA: Inflammation as CV Risk Factor With the help of AI, arterial inflammation measured with coronary computed tomography angiography can predict fatal and nonfatal events in patients with nonobstructive CAD.
MDedge News, November 27, 2023

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