Patrick Campbell

Patrick Campbell is the editorial director of HCPLive. Patrick has spent years spearheading coverage surrounding cardiometabolic health and rheumatic disease for MJH Life Sciences. Before joining MJH Life Sciences in 2019, he spent time as a beat reporter and/or multimedia specialist with the Pocono Record, Star News Group, and NJ Advance Media. He is the executive producer for multiple HCPLive podcasts, including Diabetes Dialogue, Don't Miss a Beat, Kidney Compass, Medical Ethics Unpacked, The Medical Sisterhood, and Skin of Color Savvy.


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Articles by Patrick Campbell

Spike in Heart Attack Risk Linked to Wildfires

Using combined data from the National Ocean Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Hazard Mapping System and the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) from 14 California counties, investigators from the California’s Department of Public Health have uncovered a startling link between wildfires and a sharp rise in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.  Heavy wildfire smoke increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by as much as 70%, researchers report.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, executive director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital talks with HCPLive's Patrick Campbell about the American Heart Association's recommendations from the lipid management portion oftheir scientific statement discussing both coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

New research from Emory University is shedding light on a potential link between

New research from Emory University is shedding light on a potential link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with stable coronary artery disease.  The study, led by Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, of the department of epidemiology at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, found that patients with stable coronary artery disease who survived a recent myocardial infarction (MI) and had PTSD were at a greater risk of developing myocardial ischemia than those who did not have PTSD.