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Statin Use Linked to Higher Risk of Glaucoma

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Statin use was associated with a higher likelihood of glaucoma in adults with hyperlipidemia, even those whose "bad" cholesterol was at optimal levels, according to a cross-sectional, population-based study. Among over 79,000.

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Anterior OMI. What does the angiogram show?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Willy Frick A 50 year old man with no medical history presented with acute onset substernal chest pain. His ECG is shown below. Pretty obvious anterior current of injury. This was a machine read STEMI positive OMI. Readers of this blog can easily appreciate the hyperacute T waves in the precordium, clearest in V1-V4. What would you guess is the culprit artery?

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Boston Children's performs elective partial heart transplant

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Discover the groundbreaking work of Boston Children's cardiac surgeons as they perform the first elective partial heart transplant on a 4-year-old boy

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Midlife Blood Biomarkers Predict Late-Life Dementia

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Blood biomarkers specific to Alzheimer's disease -- specifically, amyloid-beta 42/40 ratios and measures of phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181) -- had a relationship with subsequent dementia that started in.

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Vitamin D, Magnesium Deficiency Linked to Worse Fibromyalgia Symptoms

HCPLive

Among patients with fibromyalgia, there was a moderate negative correlation between vitamin D and physical functioning as well as between magnesium and stiffness.

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Potential roles of IL-38, among other inflammation-related biomarkers, in predicting post-percutaneous coronary intervention cardiovascular events

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as a relatively rapid and effective minimally invasive treatment for coronary heart disease (CHD), can effectively relieve coronary artery stenosis and restore myocardial perfusion. However, the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) is a significant challenge for post PCI care. To better understand risk/benefit indicators and provide post PCI MACE prediction, 408 patients with CHD who had undergone PCI treatment from 2018 to 2021 in Ti

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Temporomandibular Disorder, Migraine, and Fibromyalgia Linked to Greater Distress

HCPLive

Investigators found patients with comorbid temporomandibular disorder, migraines, and fibromyalgia experienced longer pain duration than patients with only 1 comorbidity.

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NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A federal appeals court ruled that the NIH's ban on social media comments about animal testing violated free speech rights. (Washington Post) The British Medical.

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The Dawn of a New Era in Cardiometabolic Health: Precision Nutrition and Omics Unveiled 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Cardiorenal and metabolic diseases represent a complex constellation of lifestyle factors and health conditions that significantly impact longevity and quality of life. In the United States alone, an estimated 47 million people are affected by cardiorenal metabolic-related risk factors and diseases. As traditional approaches struggle to combat this growing health crisis, precision nutrition emerges as a beacon of hope.

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Red Meat Intake May Increase Risk of Developing RA

HCPLive

Inverse variance weighting showed beef intake, iron intake, process meat intake, cheese intake, and fresh and dried fruit intake were strongly linked to inflammatory arthritis.

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Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A new study details how a protein previously associated with regulating metabolism in the liver also plays a part in maintaining a healthy heart by ensuring that the heart wall is neither too thick nor too thin.

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Epicardial adipose tissue volume and density are associated with heart failure with improved ejection fraction

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Heart failure (HF) with improved ejection fraction (EF, HFimpEF) is a distinct HF subtype, characterized by left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling and myocardial functional recovery. Multiple cardiometabolic.

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Tirzepatide Improves HFpEF Symptoms and Outcomes

CardiacWire

Lilly’s blockbuster GLP-1 tirzepatide appears poised to become the next major HFpEF drug, after topline results from the SUMMIT trial showed that it significantly improved both outcomes and symptoms among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity. Although often referred to as a GLP-1, tirzepatide uniquely activates both GIP and GLP-1 hormone receptors.

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AI improves echocardiogram reports readability: Study

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

AI can make echocardiogram analysis easier for patients to understand, according to a study published July 31 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.

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Ophthalmology Month in Review: July 2024

HCPLive

Our July 2024 month in review in ophthalmology includes the latest updates to the ophthalmological pipeline and a trio of studies on the treatment landscape for retinal diseases.

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Baptist Health Floyd heart clinic celebrates 1st year

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Discover the success of the Heart Failure Clinic at Baptist Health Floyd in Indiana, serving cardiac patients for one year with 900 patient visits and comprehe

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N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels vary by ethnicity and are associated with insulin sensitivity after gestational diabetes mellitus

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Individuals of South Asian origin have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease after gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than European individuals. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the amino-terminal frag.

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ACC rolls out remote patient management guidance

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Learn about the American College of Cardiology's new "Remote Patient Management Workbook" providing guidance for cardiologists on using direct-to-consumer devi

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CD36 restricts lipid-associated macrophages accumulation in white adipose tissues during atherogenesis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Visceral white adipose tissues (WAT) regulate systemic lipid metabolism and inflammation. Dysfunctional WAT drive chronic inflammation and facilitate atherosclerosis. Adipose tissue-associated macrophages (ATM) are the predominant immune cells in WAT, but their heterogeneity and phenotypes are poorly defined during atherogenesis. The scavenger receptor CD36 mediates ATM crosstalk with other adipose tissue cells, driving chronic inflammation.

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Nephrology Month in Review: July 2024

HCPLive

This July 2024 month in review highlights renal pipeline updates, new patient-focused CKD guidelines, and other top nephrology news and research.

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Scientific research contest to award $20K for winning analysis of new food data

American Heart News - Heart News

DALLAS, Aug. 2, 2024 — The American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of lifesaving service as the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, announced the first data challenge inviting scientific researchers to use.

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Updates to International Recommendations for Eczema, with Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD

HCPLive

Silverberg discusses the new AHEAD recommendations for optimizing atopic dermatitis management, highlighting goals, disease severity assessments, and guidance for escalation.

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Heart of Health Policy | From SCA Awareness to Noncompetes: A 2024 State Advocacy Roundup

American College of Cardiology

ACC State Chapters, in partnership with ACC’s State Government Affairs Team, have been hard at work pushing for legislative solutions to protect and support cardiovascular patients and clinicians, and cultivating opportunities to collaborate with like-minded stakeholders such as state medical societies, the American Heart Association and other patient advocacy groups to foster meaningful progress.

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Sleep Month in Review: July 2024

HCPLive

This month in review focuses on early-stage clinical trials of sleep medicine and insights from sleep experts on topics such as OSA and CSA.

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Prioritizing Health | Rising Toll of Environmental Impacts on CV Health

American College of Cardiology

Just a few short weeks into summer, after an active spring, we continue to see weather events that are more severe and greater in number, wreaking havoc on homes and communities, and at times taking lives.

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Unmet Need for Addressing the Use of IV Iron

HCPLive

An obstetrician-gynecologist addresses the unmet clinical needs in the treatment of patients with iron deficiency anemia, particularly for pregnant patients.

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For the FITs | Closing the Mortality Gap For People Living With HIV: Updated Recommendations For Statins For Primary Prevention of ASCVD

American College of Cardiology

An estimated 1.2 million people in the U.S. are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) almost three decades ago, life expectancy has dramatically improved for HIV-positive patients. With the epidemiologic transition of HIV to a chronic disease, more individuals are living longer with a high burden of comorbid illness, including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

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The Clinical Role of Intravenous Iron

HCPLive

The expert panel discusses why intravenous iron replacement used to be associated with unacceptable toxicity and has become much more tolerable over time.

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Focus on Heart Failure | Ironclad: The Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure

American College of Cardiology

Iron deficiency (ID) is a common comorbidity among patients with heart failure (HF), and it is associated with reduced exercise tolerance and quality of life and serves as a marker of increased risk of hospitalizations and mortality.

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Low-Dose Spironolactone Safe, Effective for Proteinuria Reduction in IgA Nephropathy

HCPLive

Findings support the use of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for the short-term reduction of proteinuria in patients with IgAN.

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Feature | The Social Determinants of Health: What Medical Professionals Need to Know

American College of Cardiology

Every day, patients’ health is affected – for better or for worse – by factors like income, education, access to fresh food, access to green space, or access to a safe living space and neighborhood. Health care professionals witness how these aspects of a person’s day-to-day living environment, together known as the social determinants of health (SDOH), influence the arc of a person’s life, starting in childhood.

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Dermatology Month in Review: July 2024

HCPLive

In this Month in Review, the editorial team highlights major news covered in the field of dermatology, including FDA approvals, interviews, and new findings on drugs in the pipeline.

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Cover Story | Transformation and Evolution: The Clinical Guideline Journey

American College of Cardiology

Forty years after the first clinical practice guideline on cardiac pacemakers, the ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) continue to evolve the guideline process – and the documents themselves – to ensure clinicians are able to optimize the care and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease.

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Cardiology Month in Review: July 2024

HCPLive

The July 2024 cardiology month in review spotlights new data from obicetrapib, a deep dive into risk stratification algorithms, and studies on the need for optimal care.

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Harold on History | International Collaboration as a Force Multiplier For Promoting Global Health

American College of Cardiology

The College’s global outreach can be traced back to ACC's International Circuit Course Committee, initiated by ACC Past President Eliot Corday, MD, MACC, in the late 1960s, through which American cardiologists traveled to less developed countries to provide education in cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment.

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Hematology Month in Review: July 2024

HCPLive

Our July 2024 hematology month in review examines the latest updates to the hematological pipeline and key study data informing clinical practice.

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From the Members Section | I’ve Got Rhythm: A Riff on Why Cardiology Fellows Should Listen to Music

American College of Cardiology

I recently caught up with the members of a Veteran-led band that performs weekly in the local Veteran’s hospital cafeteria. They had just finished a popping rendition of the Kingsmen’s Louie Louie.