Cardiology News

• Cardiovascular Outcomes Better With Home Hemodialysis Home hemodialysis was linked to reduced cardiovascular risks vs peritoneal dialysis in a large study, but key caveats were noted.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Inappropriate NSAID Prescribing Causing Avoidable Harm Prescribing NSAIDs to people at high risk of harm from them has cost more than 6000 years of good health and £31 million for the NHS over the past decade, a study found.
  Medscape News UK, July 26, 2024
• A Woman, a Tuna Steak, and Allergy-like Symptoms Scombroid poisoning resembles an allergic reaction and occurs after eating fish contaminated with histamine.
  Medscape News UK, July 26, 2024
• Low Rates of Pediatric Lipid Screening in the United States Despite recommendations, the adherence to lipid screening practices among youths in the United States was low, with a screening prevalence of approximately 1 in 10 youths.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• GRAPPA 2024 MACE Risk Similar Among Biologics for Psoriasis, PsA A retrospective analysis shows no difference in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) between TNF inhibitors, IL-17 inhibitors, IL-23 inhibitors, and IL-12/IL-23 inhibitors.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• A Collagen Valve Could Treat Pediatric Heart Disease In an animal model, the implantation of the valve restored the blood flow direction through the pulmonary artery without causing valve leakage.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Common Eye Disorder May Be Linked to Maternal Hypertension Children whose mothers have a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy are at increased risk for strabismus, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• A Less Invasive, Often Overlooked Option in Cardiac Surgery Though not widely used, sutureless valves have unique strengths that can be a popular option for people who want a less invasive surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Treat Heart Failure More Like Cancer Heart failure should be handled more like cancer — with aggressive early treatment — targeting the cause of the disease, not just the symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2024
• New PCSK9s Nearing Market Will Help Meet Cholesterol Targets Different formulations and dosing schedules are expected to help many more patients reach LDL goals.
  Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2024
• Will Treating High Blood Pressure Curb Dementia Risk? Evidence is mixed or lacking, but experts say it makes sense to treat hypertension to lower dementia risk, particularly in middle age.
  Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2024
• Dangers of Intramuscular Fat Tissue Are Often Underestimated Intramuscular fat tissue increases the risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
  Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2024
• How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone.
  KFF Health News, July 23, 2024
• Long COVID Risk Has Dropped Since Start of Pandemic Your chances of developing long COVID have significantly decreased since the pandemic began, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  WebMD Health News, July 19, 2024
• ADA 2024 As GLP-1 Demand Goes Up, Access and Coverage Go Down Experts debate the increasingly common conundrum of patients losing GLP-1 coverage — placing them at a risk of a reversal of the weight loss benefits.
  Medscape Medical News, July 18, 2024
• Diabetes-Related Outcomes and Costs Have Mostly Improved In the past 20 years, diabetes-related cardiovascular outcomes and most treatment-related harms have decreased without increased medical expenses.
  Medscape Medical News, July 18, 2024
• Flu and MI Risk: A Sixfold Increase, More If No CVD History The link between flu and myocardial infarction reinforces the value of the influenza vaccine and raises the possibility of prophylactic anticoagulation to reduce risk.
  Medscape Medical News, July 18, 2024
• Testosterone Increases Metabolic Syndrome Risk in Trans Men Transmasculine individuals receiving testosterone had the highest risk for metabolic syndromes in a retrospective cohort study.
  Medscape, July 17, 2024
• Rising Overdoses: Addressing Opioid Risks in Seniors Opioid overdose rates rose in seniors; less than half received necessary treatment. Clinicians can focus on safer pain management and reducing addiction risks via screening and patient-centered care.
  Medscape Medical News, July 15, 2024
• Reducing Kids' Nicotine Exposure: Impact of Switching to Vaping Children absorb less nicotine from secondhand vapor e-cigarettes than tobacco smoke produced by traditional cigarettes.
  Medscape Medical News, July 12, 2024