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Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a major health-care burden

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-023-00962-3 Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction (CVAD) is a malfunction of the autonomic control of circulatory homeostasis and is an important component of post-COVID-19 syndrome. In this Review, Fedorowski and colleagues define the major forms of CVAD (including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), and discuss the aetiology, diagnosis and management of post-COVID-19 syndrome-associated CVAD.

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How Cardiac Arrest Became a Household Topic After Damar Hamlin's Collapse

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- In January, we reported on Damar Hamlin's collapse during a televised football game. In this report, we follow up on the resulting public interest on sudden cardiac arrest that made Hamlin the most searched person of 2023. During.

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RNA-binding proteins in cardiovascular biology and disease: the beat goes on

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-023-00958-z In this Review, the authors discuss the latest insights on RNA-binding proteins and RNA biology and appraise them in the context of cardiovascular research, summarizing the progress in our understanding of the involvement of RNA-binding proteins in cardiac biology and disease.

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Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Mortality rates were high among patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), with the worst outcomes in those with hemodynamic collapse, according to a retrospective analysis of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT.

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Physical Examination as a Helpful Aid in Decision-Making in Challenging ECGs

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was contributed by Co-editor Emre Aslanger, an interventional cardiologist in Turkey. @AslangerE A 65-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department after experiencing two recent ICD shocks in the preceding hours. His medical history includes hypertension, a decade-long battle with diabetes, ischemic heart disease, a coronary bypass graft surgery ten years ago, a diagnosis of congestive heart failure for the last five years, and a prior ICD implantation five years ago.

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New protein risk score shows strong clinical utility for predicting death from heart failure

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A new protein risk score developed to predict the risk of death for persons with heart failure (HF) has demonstrated good calibration and may help clinicians better stratify mortality risk in these patients. The score is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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STRONG-HF Analysis: More Rapid Uptitration of Heart Failure Therapies Confers Greater Benefit

HCPLive

Post hoc analysis of STRONG-HF trial underscores benefits of higher guideline-directed medical therapy doses in acute heart failure, showing lower rates of death or readmission at 6 months,

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Diabetes Dialogue: 2023 Top Episodes Recap

HCPLive

To celebrate the end of 2023, hosts recap the top 10 episodes of the past year and offer perspective on how the news discussed in these episodes has shaped the future of diabetes management.

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Case raises concern that sotatercept may be associated with serious and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Physicians should be aware of a potential serious adverse effect associated with sotatercept use. A case report detailing serious and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Utilization of remote reprogramming to manage insertable cardiac monitor arrhythmia alert burden

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Abstract Introduction The increasing use of insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) for long-term continuous arrhythmia monitoring creates a high volume of transmissions and a significant workload for clinics. The ability to remotely reprogram device alert settings without in-office patient visits was recently introduced, but its impact on clinic workflow compared to the previous ICM iteration is unknown.

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Mortality, morbidity increased with heart failure hospitalization in adults with congenital heart disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

For adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), those with heart failure (HF) hospitalizations have an increased risk for mortality and morbidity, according to a study published in the Dec. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device—but at what risk?

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years, or do nothing and almost certainly die within a year.

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Editors and Editorial Board

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 1, 2024.

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Fasting before cardiac catheterization may be unnecessary

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure.

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“Resilient Adaptation: Unveiling Healing of the Brain”

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 1, 2024.

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