HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
An FDA review of postmarket clinical trial data revealed an increased risk of liver injury with obeticholic acid in patients with PBC without cirrhosis.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Cardiovascular problems are the leading cause of disease and mortality worldwide. Plant extracts, rich in bioactive compounds, have contributed significantly to the development of drugs, as they offer therapeutic potential for several of these diseases. However, their use is limited by possible side effects, drugdrug interactions and the lack of scientific evidence from quality preclinical and clinical studies.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Patients with schizophrenia and COVID-19 both present dysregulated energy metabolism, explaining the high COVID-19 rates among those with schizophrenia.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Endovascular therapy, or EVT, a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vesselsis 2 times more likely than standard medical management to achieve a positive outcome after vertebrobasilar stroke that affects the back of the brain, including the brain stem.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
This assessment of dupilumab for pediatric and adult patients with moderate-to severe eczema treated for up to 5 years confirms the drug efficacy and safety across age groups.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
An investigation published in The BMJ raises new concerns over the landmark clinical trial (PLATO) that was used to gain worldwide approval for the anti-platelet drug ticagrelor (Brilinta in the US and Brilique in Europe), manufactured by AstraZeneca.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
These long-term results from the ADjoin trial show that long-term lebrikizumab therapy may improve sleep disturbances, pruritus, and skin symptoms, using POEM as an assessment tool.
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HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
America's mental health crisis continues to escalatewhat drives it, and what lies ahead in 2025? Hear insight from psychiatry and psychology experts.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
DECEMBER 12, 2024
BackgroundCoronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery has been a widely accepted method for treating coronary artery disease. However, its postoperative complications can have a significant effect on long-term patient outcomes. A retrospective study was conducted to identify before and after surgery that contribute to postoperative stroke in patients undergoing CABG, and to develop predictive models and recommendations for single-factor thresholds.Materials and methodsWe utilized data from 1,
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The FDA awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Vir Biotechnologys tobevibart and elebsiran for the treatment of chronic hepatitis delta.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
DECEMBER 12, 2024
BackgroundThe association between healthy lifestyle and American Heart Association (AHA) Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension(aTRH)remains uncertain. We aimed to explore the association between healthy lifestyle and higher LE8 score and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in the general population.MethodsUsing NHANES data from 2005 to 2018, we included and analyzed information on 7,474 participants eligible for this study.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Patients with hypercortisolism and difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes who received mifepristone exhibited a significant HbA1c improvement in the Phase 4 trial.
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health's St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., recently became the first community hospital in the nation to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A study shows constipation has a causal relationship with schizophrenia and MDD, but the relationship with schizophrenia may have limited clinical implications.
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
New York City-based NYU Langone has expanded cardiology services at the NYU Langone HospitalBrooklyn. Previously, NYU Langone patients living in Brooklyn were travelling to Manhattan to receive advanced cardiac care.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Elevated blood insulin levels and insulin resistance each contributed to an elevated risk of colorectal cancer, a new study finds.
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
After CMS released its finalized 2025 physician fee schedule, which will reduce reimbursements by 2.83%, some cardiologists are raising concerns over what they call an unstable healthcare system, according to a Dec. 9 TCTMD report.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
To celebrate surpassing 100 episodes, Diabetes Dialogue sits down with Irl Hirsch, MD, to discuss the 25-year anniversary of continuous glucose monitoring in 2024.
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Women in academic cardiothoracic surgery earn 80% to 87% of the salary men with equal academic rank earn, according to a study published Dec. 2 in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer space has gone from a dearth of options to a wave of new treatments.
American College of Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The goal of the TRILUMINATE Pivotal trial was to evaluate percutaneous tricuspid valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) compared with medical therapy among patients with symptomatic severe tricuspid regurgitation.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Patients with IBS had different dietary patterns than matched general population controls, with poor diet diversity and quality linked to symptom severity.
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Ventricular tachycardia can be a killer arrhythmia that can arrest the heart within seconds or behave like your pet, gently cuddling the heart and terminating spontaneously. The latter phenomenon we call it casually as benign non-sustained VT. Such VTs are more common in the out flows, fascicles or in HCMs. Most of us do not have time, to wonder why some of these blessed arrhythmias are not able to sustain.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A large study found that greater exposure to long-term air pollution was linked with increased risks for blood clots that can occur in deep veins, which, if untreated, can block blood flow and cause serious complications, even death.
American College of Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Presenting and learning from real-world accountable care cardiovascular arrangements was the focus of ACCs sixth annual Value-Based Care in Cardiology Forum, held Dec. 5 in Washington, DC.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The randomized ACCESS-TAVI study led by PD Dr. Tobias Rheude and DZHK-Prof. Michael Joner from the German Heart Center Munich and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research shows that a combined method of suture and plug technique achieves the best results in percutaneous closure of the vascular access routes after minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
American College of Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The U.S. Senate passed the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R. 6829), a major ACC Advocacy priority, on Dec. 10. The bill secures funding for cardiomyopathy awareness initiatives and supporting the placement of AEDs in schools, along with CPR and AED training.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A new analysis finds that the stress of being a caregiver is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension in 21 to 44-year-old Black women, a group known to have a higher prevalence of the condition compared to women of other racial and ethnic groups. Caregiving has been linked by past studies to high blood pressure in middle-aged and older black women, but this relationship has been understudied in this younger group.
American College of Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
In this interview, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MACC, and Alison L. Bailey, MD FACC, discuss the Top Heart Failure Takeaways from 2024. Dr. Yancy discusses the FINEARTS-HF trial, the PREVENT calculator, the multisociety Heart Failure Guidelines, and more.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A prediction model incorporating a polygenic risk score (PRS) and polysocial score (PSS), including social determinants of health and lifestyle-psychological factors, improves performance of clinical risk calculators for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published online Dec. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Matino discussed data from the phase 3 BASIS study evaluating the recently approved Hympavzi.
American College of Cardiology
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The following are key points to remember from a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) clinical consensus statement on integration of genetic testing into diagnostic pathways for cardiomyopathies.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
DECEMBER 12, 2024
BackgroundCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare inherited arrhythmia disorder characterized by ventricular arrhythmia triggered by adrenergic stimulation.Case presentationA 9-year-old boy presented with convulsions following physical exertion. Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (VT) during a treadmill test led to the diagnosis of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT).
HCPLive
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Erin Michos, MD examines unique HFpEF mechanisms for women and implications for sex-specific treatment.
European Journal of Heart Failure
DECEMBER 12, 2024
End-organ protective effect of serelaxin in patients with acute heart failure. CV, cardiovascular; HF, heart failure; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. Abstract Aims Serelaxin is recombinant human relaxin-2, a hormone responsible for haemodynamic adaptations and organ protection in pregnancy. In the RELAX-AHF trial, serelaxin demonstrated reductions in cardiac, renal and hepatic damage.
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