Cardiology

A panel of experts comments on the importance of risk assessment in ASCVD as well as factors that contribute to risks.

Drs Erin Michos, Pam Taub, Robert Busch, Alison Bailey, and Jorge Plutzky, provide an overview of the prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) and hypercholesterolemia in the development of ASCVD.

The beneficial effect of intensive BP control on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality was attenuated during 4.5 years of post-trial after SPRINT.

Paxlovid is effective in patients with existing heart disease, but has significant DDIs with commonly used cardiovascular medications.

Mobile health technology to detect AF led to a high rate of false positives in patients with certain cardiac conditions.

Sotatercept added to background therapy demonstrated significant improvement in exercise capacity compared to placebo.

The approval indicates the subcutaneous loop diuretic for the at-home treatment of congestion in adults with NYHA Class II/III chronic heart failure.

The risk of primary composite cardiovascular outcomes was reduced by 47%, while the risk of secondary cardiovascular disease outcomes was reduced by 50% in patients with bariatric surgery compared to nonsurgical patients.

The observed reductions in CV mortality in patients treated with dapagliflozin were primarily due to lower rates of HF and sudden death.

Martha Gulati, MD, joins episode 2 to discuss the burden of gender disparity in cardiovascular research, screening and care.

Key opinion leaders in the cardiometabolic space describe the importance of the introduction of SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure treatment based on 2022 guidelines.

NAFLD resulted in a number of other negative outcomes, including sleep disturbance, cardiovascular disease, significant hepatic fibrosis, and advanced hepatic fibrosis.

Research finds potential benefits to using apremilast for plaque psoriasis patients.

"Collectively, this work highlights and supports chronotype as a potential risk factor related to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk," investigators wrote.

SGLT2 inhibitors, ARNIs, and MRAs were associated with a significant decrease in hospital admission for heart failure.

New evidence from a Mount Sinai study suggested that consistent lack of sleep has negative effects on immune stem cells and increases the risk of inflammatory disorders and heart disease.

This risk also increased with age and was amplified in patients with HCV compared to patients without HCV.

Short and long nighttime sleep duration, along with daytime napping, were associated with a moderate increase in risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Dr. Thosani discusses the convergence of technology and physiology, treatment advancements, and virtual medicine capabilities in the field of heart arrhythmia.

A reduction in aspirin use was associated with significantly less bleeding and health care use, without an increase in thrombotic outcomes.

High CPAP adherence also resulted in a significant protective effect on the 30-day readmission for beneficiaries with heart failure.

For the second annual Interstitial Lung Disease Day, Dr. Briana DiSilvio expands on the background of ILDs and the latest care practices.

Short-term treatment with rosuvastatin was not linked to changes in insulin resistance markers in a cohort of children with familial hypercholesterolemia.

These reductions were only observed in short-term follow-up and were driven by early reductions within 12 months of telemedicine intervention.

Young adults with a high cumulative alcohol burden had up to 25% higher risk of incident AF.

The mean LDL-C level among US young adults was 104.9 mg/dL In 2015-2020.

Mean systolic blood pressure increased by 5.09 mm Hg immediately after implementation of automated monitoring.

In the first episode of our monthly series, cardiologists Jorge Plutzky, MD, and Michael Farkouh, MD, interview nephrologist Matthew Weir, MD.

Serum total cholesterol, HDL-C, and LDL-C were associated positively with IOP, while triglyceride levels may be associated negatively.

The strongest risk factor for RVO was identified as nonideal blood pressure, followed by nonideal body mass index.