Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 7, 2024

Lab-grown organs are a long-time 'holy grail' of organ engineering that has yet to be achieved, but new research has brought that goal a big step closer to reality using a new 3D-printing method called co-SWIFT. co-SWIFT prints branching networks of double-layered vessels that are infused with smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells into living human cardiac tissue, and can even replicate patient-specific vascular structures,indicating that it could one day be used for personalized medicine.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

These data point to differences between genders such as time to initiation of treatment, treatment choice, response to medication, adverse events, and adherence.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 7, 2024

A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

On August 6, 2024, the FDA warned against using unapproved inhalant products marketed for alertness and energy, citing reports of adverse events including seizures and fainting.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Aortic Stenosis (AS) is a common condition with an estimated pooled prevalence of all AS in the elderly population at around 12.4%, with that of severe AS estimated to be around 3.4%. In the past, surgical aortic valve replacement was the primary treatment option for severe AS for decades. However, with the compelling evidence on the safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), it has become the gold standard treatment option for many patients with symptomatic severe AS.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Study findings suggest the need for individualized management of patients with IgAN following COVID-19 infection based on baseline renal function status.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

A patient with serious thrombotic episodes was found to have a monoclonal gammopathy of an anti–PF4 antibody. Myeloma therapy reduced the paraprotein level and prevented further thrombotic events.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

Leaders from four cardiology hospitals that ranked among the best in U.S. News & World Report shared with Becker's the best leadership advice they have ever received.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Obesity was more prevalent among patients with gout and obesity indicators were significantly higher in this group.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

The following are key points to remember from an international position statement on multimodality imaging for pericardial disease.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

A deep-learning model displayed a strong performance in accurately identifying myopia, strabismus, and ptosis using smartphone images.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at post-capillary pulmonary hypertension in heart failure and the revised European guideline definition. He then explores obesity in adolescents and its impact on our societal health.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

On August 07, 2024, Novartis announced the FDA's accelerated approval of iptacopan for reducing proteinuria in primary IgAN based on interim data from APPLAUSE-IgAN.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

AUGUST 7, 2024

From its inception as a two-dimensional snapshot of the beating heart, echocardiography has become an indelible part of cardiovascular diagnostics. The integration of ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) marks a.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

New study highlights racial disparities in psoriasis management, revealing non-Hispanic Black patients are twice as likely to receive a skin biopsy compared to White counterparts.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

AUGUST 7, 2024

The adverse prognostic impact of diabetes on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is poorly understood. We sought to explore the underlying mechanisms in terms of structural and functional remodelling in HCM pati.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Key opinion leaders navigate challenges associated with diabetes management.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Neutrophil hyperexpression is recognized as a key prognostic factor for inflammation and is closely related to the emergence of a wide range of cardiovascular disorders. In recent years, S100 calcium binding protein A8/A9 (S100A8/A9) derived from neutrophils has attracted increasing attention as an important warning protein for cardiovascular disease.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Subjects reported pain at the injection site was significantly reduced with the One-Press autoinjector pen and 98% chose the pen as their preferred medication delivery system.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

BackgroundTypical isthmus-dependent atrial flutter (AFL) is traditionally treated through radiofrequency (RF) ablation to create a bidirectional conduction block across the cavo-tricuspid isthmus (CTI) in the right atrium. While this approach is successful in many cases, certain anatomical variations can present challenges, making CTI ablation difficult.MethodsWe enrolled four patients with typical counter-clockwise AFL who displayed an epicardial bridge at the CTI.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

PTSD experts explore unmet PTSD needs, the potential of psychedelic therapies, and key unanswered questions about MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

We report an elderly male patient with frequent episodes of dizziness due to a complete atrioventricular block who underwent temporary pacemaker insertion in a local hospital. After the implantation of a permanent pacemaker and removal of the temporary pacemaker lead, the patient developed sudden neurological symptoms, upon which an acute cerebellar infarction was diagnosed via head CT.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Jean-Frederic Colombel, MD, offers insights into subcutaneous infliximab-dyyb injection, detailing its administration and approved indications for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

A novel quality improvement (QI) initiative for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) utilization increased angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) prescriptions in outpatients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF,) according to an implementation perspective paper published in JACC: Heart Failure.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

A key opinion leader analyzes the clinical remission and endoscopic response data from the LIBERTY CD and LIBERTY UC trials for subcutaneous infliximab-dyyb injection, contrasts it with intravenous infliximab, and evaluates the drug's safety and efficacy profile.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

In patients with heart failure (HF) unable to receive conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), is a leadless left ventricular (LV) endocardial pacing system (WiSE CRT System) for CRT safe and effective?

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Jean-Frederic Colombel, MD, examines considerations for transitioning patients from intravenous to subcutaneous infliximab and evaluates the role of subcutaneous infliximab within the evolving landscape of inflammatory bowel disease treatments.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule on Aug. 1, including a 2.9% increase in operating payment rates for general acute care hospitals, representing a 3.4% increase in the hospital market basket with a 0.5% percentage point reduction for the productivity adjustment.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

A study suggests TMR can boost PTSD treatment by enhancing memory consolidation during sleep, showing significant symptom reduction without affecting sleep quality.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

AUGUST 7, 2024

Patients with concomitant type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and aortic regurgitation (AR) can present with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. The current study aimed to evaluate the impact of AR on RV impairmen.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

These findings were the result of an active-comparator study, highlighting the benefits of betamethasone versus tacrolimus among patients with eczema.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

Does hospital median cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) duration in patients without return of circulation (ROC) predict survival among hospitalized children?

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Use of illicitly manufactured fentanyl was linked to a 64% increased risk of acquiring hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs.

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HeartRhythm

AUGUST 7, 2024

Despite improved childhood survival in congenital heart disease (CHD) due to advances in management, late-onset sudden cardiac death (SCD) from malignant ventricular arrhythmias remains a leading cause of mortality in adults with CHD (ACHD). Preventing SCD in these patients requires an understanding of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. Many CHD patients experience significant hemodynamic stress on the subpulmonary right ventricle (RV), leading to pathological remodeling.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Ferritin cutoffs of 30 and 45 ng/mL notably increase the rate of iron deficiency diagnoses.

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The American Journal of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

Publication date: Available online 6 August 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Giuseppe D.

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HCPLive

AUGUST 7, 2024

Key elements for discussion with patients around their fibromyalgia diagnosis are highlighted by a medical expert.

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