Cardiology

The American Heart Association has released a new scientific statement on the current science on the health effects of e-cigarette use and calls for more studies regarding their long-term impact.

Reaffirming their 2016 recommendation, the USPSTF concluded current evidence was insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents in their latest recommendation statement.

An analysis of patient data from the greater Houston area suggests women were less likely to be routed to a comprehensive stroke center than their male counterparts, despite a greater symptom severity and comparable distance to the centers.

Announced on July 17, 30-month data from the ATTRibute-CM trial provide the most comprehensive insight yet into the long-term effects of acoramidis use in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

A randomized trial of patients with kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis is underlining the importance of physical activity among this patient population.

A microsimulation model leveraging data from NHANES suggests monthly prescriptions of fruits and vegetables to people with diabetes and food insecurity could prevent nearly 300,000 cardiovascular disease events over a 25-year period.

Using data from more than 8500 patients from a bioimaging study, investigators took a deep dive into potential associations between gut microbiome and subclinical atherosclerosis in adults without a history of cardiovascular disease

Expansions in access by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services could bring the latest advances in continuous glucose monitoring into the hands of millions with diabetes, which could provide significant, population-level impact and bring the field a step closer to equitable diabetes management.

Our latest case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features an elementary-school-aged boy brought to the emergency department by his mother for chest pain. Check out the ECG and determine the correct diagnosis!

This cardiology case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features a man in his late 80s presenting to urgent care with multiple episodes of near syncope in the past 3 days. Check out the ECG and determine the correct diagnosis!

After adjusting for potential confounding factors, patients with microvascular diseases, particularly diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic kidney disease, were found to have a greater possibility of left ventricular hypertrophy.

Our June 2023 cardiology month in review includes 3 FDA approvals, a primary prevention subgroup analysis of CLEAR Outcomes, and a meta-analysis of 13 major trials examining SGLT2 inhibitor use.

An analysis of a primary prevention subgroup within the CLEAR Outcomes trial presented at ADA 2023 suggests use of bempedoic acid was associated with a 30% relative risk reduction for MACE among this patient population.

A meta-analysis of 13 trials suggests SGLT2 inhibitors reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular death across these patient populations, with consistent effects in patients with varying disease combinations.

The new scientific statement from the AHA indicates multiple social, economic, and health variables contribute to disparities in the development, diagnosis, and treatment of PAD.

Announced by AGEPHA Pharma US on June 20, 2023, the US FDA approval of colchicine 0.5 mg tablets (Lodoco) for reducing cardiovascular event risk marks the first approval in agency history for an anti-inflammatory atheroprotective cardiovascular treatment.

This cardiology case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features man in his late-60s presenting to urgent care with 3 days of upper respiratory infection symptoms and one episode of near syncope. Check out the ECG and see if you can determine the correct diagnosis!

A phase 4 trial of men with hypogonadism in the US offers an overview of the potential risk of major cardiovascular events associated with use of testosterone replacement therapy.

On June 15, 2023, Bristol Myers Squibb announced the FDA approved an updated label for mavacamten (Camzyos) to reflect the agent's ability to reduce the need or eligibility for septal reduction therapy in patients with obstructive HCM based on VALOR-HCM.

Research presented at ENDO 2023 suggests a high number of adults in the United States with normal BMI still have obesity.

Among more than 80,000 older adults with T2D and established CVD, those in the highest quartile of out-of-pocket costs were less likely to initiate a GLP-1 R or SGLT2 inhibitor.

New data from the phase 2 ROSE2 trial is providing insight into the safety and tolerability, as well as LDL-lowering effects, of obicetrapib as an adjunct to high-intensity statin therapy as a monotherapy and in combination with ezetimibe.

An analysis of the Dubbo study suggests elevated Lp(a) is an independent and significant predictor of recurrent CHD in older people over a 16-year period.

Stephen Greene, MD, discusses the results of a recent GWTG-HF registry analysis, which concluded just 1 in 5 hospitalized patients with HFrEF were discharged with an SGLT2 inhibitor prescription and less than 10% were receiving all 4 classes of guideline-directed medical therapy.

Steve Greene, MD, discusses the results of a TRANSFORM-HF analysis comparing the effects of furosemide and torsemide on quality of life outcomes in patients with heart failure.