Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 10, 2024

Our body’s physiological processes oscillate on a 24-hour cycle known as the circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythms in blood pressure and heart rate, among other functions, are crucial for cardiovascular health and preventing cardiovascular disease. Recent evidence indicates that nighttime light exposure impacts melatonin release, the autonomic nervous system, and cortisol — with potentially harmful effects on cardiovascular health.

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American Heart News - Heart News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Research Highlights: Despite drops in overall cardiovascular disease deaths from 1999-2019, cardiovascular disease deaths in which substance use was cited as a contributing factor increased an average of 4% per year, with the death rate accelerating.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

Response to direct-acting antiviral therapy was similar between patients with and without HBV coinfection, with most patients completing the planned course of treatment and achieving SVR, even in the case of HBV reactivation.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 10, 2024

Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart that beats like a real one, with a focus on a valve on the left side of the heart. The heart valve simulator can mimic the structure, function, and motion of a healthy or diseased heart, allowing surgeons and researchers to demonstrate various interventions while collecting real-time data.

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Heart Valves Research 113

HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

Younger age at the time of kidney transplantation, faster progression to end-stage renal disease, a history of kidney transplantation, and no induction therapy were associated with IgAN recurrence, which was linked to poorer graft survival.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart that beats like a real one, focusing on a valve on the left side of the heart. The heart valve simulator, presented on January 10 in the journal Device, can mimic the structure, function, and motion of a healthy or diseased heart, allowing surgeons and researchers to demonstrate various interventions while collecting real-time data.

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Heart Valves Research 97

HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this analysis, the investigators note that the clinical association may be helpful to be taken into account as clinicians treat patients with HS.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

Only 10% of providers surveyed follow the American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

To help prevent preeclampsia and preterm birth—common complications in pregnancy that can be fatal to women and newborns—low-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to one 500-milligram pill per day) may be as effective as the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended high-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to three 500-milligram pills taken throughout each day), according to a new study led by Harvard T.H.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

In patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, the TTR stabilizer acoramidis resulted in a better primary hierarchical outcome (including mortality, morbidity, and function) than placebo.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Patients with post-COVID-19 vaccination postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) all have preexisting conditions, according to a study published in the January issue of Heart Rhythm.

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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes is uncommon yet highly tragic, and the precise epidemiological burden is not yet established. Prevention can be achieved through preparticipation screenings and implementation of policies aimed at prompt CPR, according to a state-of-the-art-review published Jan. 8 in JACC.

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Sudden Cardiac Death Article 74

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body's response to limited oxygen and regulates blood vessel disease of the lung.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

In randomized trials conducted in India and Tanzania comparing two daily doses of calcium supplementation, 500 mg was noninferior to 1500 mg for preeclampsia risk in both trials but was noninferior for preterm birth only in India.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Diets high in calories, fat and sugar in childhood can cause damage to blood vessel function, known to heighten the risk of early heart attacks and strokes, as early as adolescence according to new research from the University of Bristol.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

As gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in the US, how does rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affect the frequency of GI events? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Inflammation of the heart muscle, also known as myocarditis, is a serious consequence of a viral infection. This can impede the heart's ability to pump blood in the long term. In a recent study, researchers of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Freiburg have discovered a new approach for treating myocarditis.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

These data indicate a significant ability of this treatment to address patients’ psoriatic symptoms in a comprehensive manner, despite varying characteristics and demographics.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

For patients with cardiovascular disease, using the antidepressant escitalopram may lead to unexpected adverse events. Here, a rare repeated sinus bradycardia event due to escitalopram is first reported. In an 82-year-old female patient with cardiac dysfunction using digoxin, tachycardia (average heart rate of 93 beats/min) was demonstrated by electrocardiogram (ECG).

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Med Page Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- The use of low-dose carvedilol did not significantly improve certain cardiac measures of heart failure risk in long-term survivors of childhood cancer exposed to anthracycline compared with placebo, the randomized phase IIb PREVENT.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

The author discusses the epidemiology and clinical presentation of peripartum cardiomyopathy, as well as the mechanistic basis for potential therapeutics.

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Cardiomyopathy 75

American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

The goal of the INSPIRES trial was to determine whether DAPT with clopidogrel and aspirin initiated within 72 hours of mild ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA was associated with decreased incidence of recurrent stroke compared with aspirin monotherapy.

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Atherosclerosis Stroke Strokes Article 66

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 10, 2024

Researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body's response to limited oxygen and regulates blood vessel disease of the lung.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Introduction Heart transplantation (HT) is the only treatment option in children with heart failure secondary to cardiomyopathies and non-reparable congenital heart diseases. Methods We performed a retrospective clinical data review of all consecutive pediatric patients (aged 2–18 years) who underwent orthotopic HT for advanced heart failure at our institution between January 2007 and January 2023.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 10, 2024

Outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy could affect the future blood pressure of the unborn child, according to new research.

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Blood Pressure Research 68

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Coronary heart disease is a narrowing or obstruction of the vascular cavity caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, which leads to myocardial ischemia and hypoxia. At present, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an effective treatment for coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. Restenosis is the main limiting factor of the long-term success of PCI, and it is also a difficult problem in the field of intervention.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

A new study found, after bariatric surgery, participants had a 9.5% reduction in anxiety and a 22.3% reduction in depression.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Background While research on congenital heart disease has been extensively conducted worldwide, comprehensive studies from developing countries and the Arab world remain scarce. Aim This study aims to perform a bibliometric review of research on congenital heart disease in the Arab world from 1997 to 2022. Methods We analyzed data from the Web of Science, encompassing various aspects such as topics, countries, research output, citations, authors, collaborations, and affiliations.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

Positive interim data from the TEASE-3 clinical trial show gildeuretinol slows the progression of Stargardt Disease for up to six years.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Introduction In CIED infections, all device material needs to be removed. But, especially in pacemaker-dependent patients it is often not possible to realize a device-free interval for infection remediation. In those patients, different treatment options are available, however the ideal solution needs still to be defined. Methods This retrospective analysis includes 190 patients undergoing CIED extractions due to infection.

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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle explores using AI Large Language Models for cardiology. He then discusses arterial thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Introduction Amyloid light-chain cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils in the cardiac tissue, which can cause serious atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation. Left bundle branch pacing has emerged as an alternative method for delivering physiological pacing to achieve electrical synchrony of the left ventricle.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy could affect the future blood pressure of the unborn child, according to new research by the University of Bristol, published in JACC: Advances.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Purpose Atrial fibrosis is the main pathological basis for the pathogenesis and progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). Soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (sST2) is involved in fibrosis. Recent studies have explored its predictive value in AF outcomes. We performed this study to assess whether sST2 is an independent biomarker of AF outcomes and explore the potential mechanism.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this episode, hosts discuss recent news and updates in diabetes technology from Abbott, Dexcom, and Medtronic in the first half of January 2024.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Background Widely split P waves in sinus rhythm have been reported previously. However, widely split P' waves in focal atrial tachycardia (AT) on a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) have rarely been reported. The electrophysiological mechanism is relatively difficult to clarify, requiring a electrophysiological study. Case summary A 67-year-old patient, who had undergone two radiofrequency ablations for atrial fibrillation, presented with recurrent palpitation.

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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 10, 2024

Objective Identification of patients at risk of adverse outcome from heart failure (HF) at an early stage is a priority. Growth differentiation factor (GDF)-15 has emerged as a potentially useful biomarker. This study sought to identify determinants of circulating GDF-15 and evaluate its prognostic value, in patients at risk of HF or with HF but before first hospitalisation.

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