Cardiology

The HCPLive Cardiology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for heart disease and cardiovascular events, as well as associated diabetes, renal failure, and more.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Likely Does Not Reduce Cardiovascular Events

May 16, 2021

Article

A post-hoc analysis explored the contradictory results between the REDUCE-IT and STRENGTH trials.

Novel Rehabilitation Program Could Benefit ADHF-Related Physical Dysfunction

May 16, 2021

Article

Older patients who maintained the multi-domain rehabilitation program saw improvements in various markers of physical function.

TWILIGHT Analysis Highlights Sex Disparities in PCI Treatment, Outcomes

May 15, 2021

Video

Investigators discuss observed outcomes in females with high-risk PCI treatment, and their continued underrepresentation in pharmacologic studies.

Mavacamten May Improve Health Status in Patients with Obstructive HCM

May 15, 2021

Article

Improvements in patient symptoms, function, and quality of life were not sustained once treatment was discontinued.

Sacubitril/Valsartan Misses Significant HF Event Reduction Mark in PARADISE-MI

May 15, 2021

Article

Though the combination heart failure therapy did provide overall benefit versus ramipril in post-heart attack patients, the rate of events reduced was not considered significant.

ADAPTABLE, with Schuyler Jones, MD, and Manesh Patel, MD

May 15, 2021

Podcast

The first episode of the Heart Trials podcast series focuses on new ACC 2021 research into aspirin dosages for reduced cardiovascular event risk.

Apixaban Use Post-TAVR is Not Superior to Standard of Care

May 15, 2021

Article

Data suggests that the non-vitamin K antagonist blood thinner may be used as default treatment among post-operative patients in need of oral anticoagulation.

RP-A501 Gene Therapy Treatment Well-Tolerated in Male Patients with Danon Disease

May 13, 2021

Article

The low-dose cohort of RP-A501 conferred cardiac LAMP2B transgene expression.

Uric Acid Levels Linked to Negative Cardiovascular Outcomes in Hypertensive Patients

May 13, 2021

Article

There was no significant association between uric acid levels and incident stroke.

Addressing the Harmful Effects of Air Pollution on At-Risk Communities

May 10, 2021

Video

Meredith McCormack, MD discusses consequences of high air pollution levels in the United States found in the 2021 American Lung Association State of the Air Report.