DAIC

JULY 9, 2024

The American Heart Association, commemorating its 100th year, has announced its volunteer leadership for fiscal year 2024-2025, which includes Keith Churchwell, MD, FAHA, a cardiologist renowned as a health equity champion, and Marsha Jones, an executive leader in workplace diversity and inclusion. Image courtesy: American Heart Association christine.book Tue, 07/09/2024 - 10:55 July 9, 2024 — The American Heart Association , celebrating 100 years of lifesaving service as the world’s leading non

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Nature Reviews - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 10 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01056-4 In this Review, Wu and co-workers describe the consequences of radiation exposure on the cardiovascular system, drawing insights from individuals exposed to whole-body radiation (including nuclear and medical workers) and from patients with cancer undergoing radiation therapy.

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HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

Findings from a meta-analysis examining 12 trials including more than 70,000 patients with diabetes support combining SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JULY 9, 2024

Individuals diagnosed with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of death and diabetes-related health complications if they delay the onset of diabetes for just four years through diet and exercise, according to new findings.

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DAIC

JULY 9, 2024

Getty Images mtaschetta-millane Tue, 07/09/2024 - 07:23 July 9, 2024 — Disparities in cardiovascular disease outcomes between urban and rural areas continue to widen, yet nearly half of U.S. counties do not have a practicing cardiologist. According to a new analysis published in JACC , the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, these counties tend to be more rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged, with a greater burden of cardiovascular disease, thus highlighting deep geogr

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 9, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s was found by his family in cardiac arrest of unknown duration. His family started CPR and called EMS, who arrived to find him in ventricular fibrillation. 15 minutes after EMS arrival, after at least 6 defibrillations, the patient achieved sustained ROSC. He arrived to the ED with severe hypotension, heart rate in the 70s, unable to follow commands but moving all extremities requiring restraint and sedation, respiratory rate around 24/min being supporte

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

Researchers from King's have identified evidence to suggest that lifestyle changes could offset the risk of some adult heart disorders that result from maternal obesity and changes in fetal heart development.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

Women who survive cardiac arrest are more likely to suffer anxiety or depression than male survivors, a new study warns.

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JAMA Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

This post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial investigates if patients 80 years and older with atrial fibrillation benefit from lower-dose anticoagulants even in the absence of prespecified dose-reduction criteria.

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Atrial Fibrillation 81

HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

This decision by FDA officials resulted from the INTEGUMENT study findings which determined that once-daily roflumilast led to rapid eczema clearance and significant disease reductions.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

For patients with cirrhosis and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), initiators of rivaroxaban or warfarin versus apixaban have significantly higher rates of major hemorrhage, according to a study published online July 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

Arcutis Biotherapeutics announced the update and indicated the FDA was working to finalize the action letter on July 09, 2024, which was 2 days after the assigned PDUFA date of July 07, 2024.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

Osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease tend to co-occur in older adults. A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research measured vascular dysfunction in relation to bone loss and deterioration in bone microarchitecture to investigate whether this is due to shared risk factors or if there is a causal pathway by which vascular dysfunction with aging leads to skeletal fragility.

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Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease Research 59

HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

A study found patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis had a polyneuropathy relative risk of 22.09. However, an analysis revealed the neuropathy risk was not significant.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

New study finds strict sodium restrictions may not benefit heart failure patients. Moderate salt intake of 3.0-4.

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HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

The study identified 6 key themes highlighting how gout impacts work life, including the severity of physical symptoms, the challenge of physically demanding jobs, and emotional and social experiences.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

The following are key points to remember from an expert panel discussion convened by the National Lipid Association (NLA) in November 2023 to address unmet needs regarding lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)].

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HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

An analysis of CLEAR Outcomes and CTTC data suggest bempedoic acid holds its own relative to statin therapy for cardiovascular risk reduction normalized to 1 mmol/L reduction in LDL-C.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

JULY 9, 2024

The prevalence of obesity-associated insulin resistance (IR) is increasing along with the increase in obesity rates. In this study, we compared the predictive utility of four alternative indexes of IR [triglyc.

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Obesity Research 52

HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

These findings also highlighted the necessity of identifying the clinically relevant comorbidities of asthma and allergic rhinitis in a proactive manner.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

JULY 9, 2024

To adapt risk prediction equations for myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and heart failure (HF) among patients with type 2 diabetes in real-world settings using cross-institutional electronic health records.

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Myocardial Infarction Diabetes Heart Failure Outcomes 52

HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

Online survey data underlines notable discrepancies across various aspects of ID screening and supplementation in clinical practice for patients with HF.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 9, 2024

Pulmonary regurgitation (PR) remains a common sequela in patients following surgically corrected TOF, and may lead to progressive right ventricle dilatation and dysfunction. The conventional approach of redo-s.

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Pulmonary Research 52

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events, regardless of baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), among people with overweight or obesity and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online June 22 in Diabetes Care.

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Obesity Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 9, 2024

Thoracic surgery is a complex field requiring advanced technical skills and critical decision-making. Surgical education must evolve to equip trainees with proficiency in new techniques and technologies.

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Education Technology Research 52

Med Page Today

JULY 9, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Female cardiologists and older cardiologists tended to get lower average online ratings relative to their peers. (JACC: Advances) Given the geographic clusters in access to cardiovascular care, almost half of U.S. counties had.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 9, 2024

Closed chest drainage is typically necessary following Lobar and Sublobar resections to evacuate gases and fluids from the thoracic cavity, eliminate residual pleural space for lung expansion, and maintain neg.

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Research Article 52

American College of Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

What are 2-year clinical outcomes for ambulatory patients with advanced systolic heart failure (HF) on maximally tolerated evidence-based therapies?

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Heart Failure Outcomes Article 64

HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

Gross hematuria due to infection was not associated with the incidence of gross hematuria due to vaccination in patients with IgAN who received COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.

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HeartRhythm

JULY 9, 2024

Akin to athletes, there are high-risk professions for which employers have struggled to combine on-the-job safety with the diagnosis of a genetic heart disease (GHD). Such professions involve intense exercise, increased risk, or situations where syncope could pose a risk, also to others. Nowadays, more cases of GHDs are identified through employment-based evaluations or cascade genetic screening, leading to potentially unnecessary delays in ‘return-to-work’ (RTW) or even suspension in the absenc

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HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

In this summary of major news in pulmonology covered in June 2024, approvals by the FDA, new episodes of Lungcast, news on COPD, and more are highlighted.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 9, 2024

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common congenital cardiac malformation, accounting for approximately 30% of congenital heart defects. Conventional surgical repair using cardiopulmonary bypass is in.

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VSD Congenital Research 40

HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

First-time comprehensive evidence demonstrates the benefit of statins in reducing CVD risk for older adults with high cholesterol.

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Cholesterol 52

HeartRhythm

JULY 9, 2024

There have been significant advances in the diagnosis and management of the hereditary muscular disorders Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DMD and BMD). Cardiac electrophysiologic and Cardiovascular involvement has long been important in the surveillance, care, and prognosis of patients with both BMD and DMD, and is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD.

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HCPLive

JULY 9, 2024

A survey shows females with PsA have a greater disease burden than males with PsA.

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HeartRhythm

JULY 9, 2024

Bruton Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors (BTKi) have emerged as a standard of care option for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, cardiac arrhythmias remain a significant concern with their use. For example, atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cause of discontinuation of treatment with ibrutinib. The phase III non-inferiority clinical trial ELEVATE-RR established that acalabrutinib, a next-generation BTKi has comparable efficacy and a more favorable cardiovascular risk pr

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CTVS

JULY 9, 2024

Spontaneous pneumothorax, or a collapsed lung, is a dangerous condition that is suffered more frequently by men than women, according to the NIH: National Institutes of Health. Spontaneous pneumothorax refers to a collapsed lung, or portion of the lung. It occurs when air leaks out of the lungs into the space between your lungs and the chest wall (known as the pleural space).

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