Cardiology

The media campaign to improve aspirin use included billboards, radio ads and print articles, in addition to a dedicated website.

A Massachusetts General Hospital investigator explains how the innovative DCD practice addresses both waitlist issues and transplant center's capabilities.

Our latest cardiology case report features a woman in her mid-70s with a history of hypertension presenting to the hospital with intermittent palpitations as well as worsening bedsores. Check out the EKG and determine the correct diagnosis!

Metabolomic analyses of data from more than 200 women from a team of European investigators detail the impact of hormonal shifts associated with the transition to menopause on cardiovascular risk.

The new drug-eluding stent can provide more flexible width size for patients with the potentially deadly disease.

Announced on May 13, the Onyx Frontier DES carries the same clinical indications as Medtronic's Resolute Onyx DES and will be available in 2.0 mm sizes as well as 4.50-5.00 mm sizes that can be expanded to 6.00 mm.

Dr Manesh Patel and other experts discuss the role of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in treatment of coronary artery disease.

Drs Marc Bonaca and Deepak Bhatt discuss the role of therapy intensification when managing high-risk patients with polyvascular disease.

Among patients with early-onset AF, the presence of disease-associated rare variants in CM and arrhythmia genes was associated with a 1.5-fold higher risk of mortality over 10 years.

Aortic sclerosis, trace or mild aortic regurgitation, and mild mitral regurgitation each had significant associations with CV risk.

Targeting a blood pressure of less than 140/90 mm Hg was associated with better pregnancy outcomes than reserving treatment for severe hypertension.

Adolescents with a GLP-1 RA prescription within year of T2D diagnosis were more probable to be in better glycemic control and less probable to be prescribed insulin.

After adjustment for known cardiovascular risk factors, investigators found women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, including preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, during their first pregnancy had a 63% greater risk of future cardiovascular disease compared to women with normotensive pregnancies.

A discussion into available pharmacotherapy for obesity and the uptake in practice of newer agents.

These findings suggest the importance of COVID-19 vaccination for patients with OHT.

The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing differed across various etiologies of heart failure.

There was no statistically significant difference in mean systolic blood pressure for the self-monitoring groups vs the usual care group.

Treating 100 older patients (≥60 years) with hypertension for approximately 3 years would prevent 1 major adverse cardiovascular event.

Sleep disordered breathing is frequently cited in patients with heart failure due to multiple factors included hypoxemia, sympathetic activation and systematic inflammation.

The study authors used data from Medicare beneficiaries who survived a heart attack between 1995 and 2019.

Investigators observed no reduction in readmission or mortality in a remote monitoring program with incentives for patients previously hospitalized for HF.

The Massachusetts General Hospital investigator discusses how LVADs and mechanical circulatory supports have altered the national heart donor strategy.

Our latest case report features a woman in her early 60s presents to the hospital with pleuritic midsternal pain radiating from left to right and to left upper back. Check out the EKG and see if you can determine the correct diagnosis!

The rate of long-term survival after 10 years in patients surviving the initial hospital stay after OHCA was between 62% and 64%.

Jennifer Green discussed weight management and obesity during the annual Pri-Med West conference.