Ken Grauer, MD
MARCH 27, 2024
I was sent the ECG in Figure-1 — with the following history: The patient is a young man in his early 20s — who presents to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) because of SOB ( S hortness O f B reath ) that had been ongoing for several hours. No chest pain. He reports a number of similar previous episodes over the past few years ( although apparently has not been formerly evaluated for this ).
Med Page Today
MARCH 28, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Human brains appeared to be getting bigger, temporal trends showed. From the 1930s to 1970s, brain volumes and cortical surface area of people who had neither dementia nor stroke became progressively larger, reported Charles.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
MARCH 27, 2024
Researchers have used Google Street View to study hundreds of elements of the built environment, including buildings, green spaces, pavements and roads, and how these elements relate to each other and influence coronary artery disease in people living in these neighborhoods.
American Heart News - Heart News
MARCH 27, 2024
Research Highlights: People living in neighborhoods with more environmental adversities, including pollution, toxic sites, high traffic and few parks, had higher rates of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors. This association.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
MARCH 28, 2024
Young to middle-aged women who reported drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages per week--more than one per day, on average--were significantly more likely to develop coronary heart disease compared with those who drank less, finds a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session. The risk was highest among both men and women who reported heavy episodic drinking, or 'binge' drinking, and the link between alcohol and heart disease appears to be especially str
Med Page Today
MARCH 27, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved sotatercept (Winrevair) for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults, Merck announced on Tuesday. A novel activin signaling inhibitor, sotatercept is indicated to increase exercise capacity.
Cardiovascular Diabetology
MARCH 29, 2024
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are effective antidiabetic drugs with potential cardiovascular benefits. Despite their well-established role in reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovas.
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Science Daily - Heart Disease
MARCH 28, 2024
Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health. However, results from a prospective, controlled trial show that over a four-month period cholesterol levels were similar among people who ate fortified eggs most days of the week compared with those who didn't eat eggs.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
MARCH 27, 2024
Experiencing puberty earlier, compared to same-age peers, may be one of the mechanisms through which childhood risk factors influence adult cardiometabolic health issues, according to a study published March 27, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Maria Bleil from the University of Washington and colleagues.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 28, 2024
A 69 y.o. male with pertinent past medical history including Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Embolism, and hypertension presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance for respiratory distress and tachycardia. Per EMS report, patient believes he has been in atrial fibrillation for 5 days, since coming down with flu-like illness with rhinorrhea, productive cough, SOB.
American Heart News - Heart News
MARCH 25, 2024
Research Highlights: A large study of residents in Ningbo, China, a major city of more than 8.2 million residents, found that exposure to more artificial, outdoor, nighttime light was associated with a higher risk of conditions that affect brain.
Cardiology Update
MARCH 25, 2024
Left main coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes pose significant challenges in cardiovascular care, often leading to adverse outcomes. However, the comparative long-term efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with these conditions remains unclear. Despite efforts to address this question, previous studies have been hampered by limitations, including inadequate statistical power and inherent biases in registry-based anal
DAIC
MARCH 25, 2024
milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00 March 25, 2024 — A team of engineers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and including colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced in the journal Nature Communications that they had successfully built a tissue-like bioelectronic mesh system integrated with an array of atom-thin graphene sensors that can simultaneously measure both the electrical signal and the physical movement of cells in lab-grown human cardia
HCPLive
MARCH 24, 2024
A new review considers how SGLT2 inhibitors like dapagliflozin and empagliflozin have been shown to clinically improve gout while reducing its cardiometabolic and renal comorbidities.
Med Page Today
MARCH 27, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- The daily step count needed to reduce the risk of obesity may be largely dependent on genetics, a retrospective cohort study indicated. Among U.S. adults without obesity in the All of Us Research Program, incidence of obesity.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
MARCH 28, 2024
Younger women are generally thought to have a low risk of heart disease, but new research urges clinicians to revisit that assumption, especially for women who suffer from certain mental health conditions. A new study found that having anxiety or depression could accelerate the development of cardiovascular risk factors among young and middle-aged women.
DAIC
MARCH 25, 2024
milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 07:00 March 25, 2024 — Abbott announced the first patient has been enrolled in the ENVISION investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial. The global, randomized trial ( envisiontrial.com ) will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Abbott’s minimally invasive Navitor transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system in approximately 1,500 patients at intermediate or low surgical risk with severe aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve).
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
MARCH 25, 2024
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is asking the FDA to investigate whether patients received experimental heart implants at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh without consent or proper information, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported March 24.
Med Page Today
MARCH 27, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- The vast majority of post-stroke depression (87.9%) occurred within the first 5 years after a stroke, suggesting a benefit for screening within that timeframe, according to a prospective study from the U.K. During an 18-year.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
MARCH 28, 2024
There has been a redistribution in the risk of arterial disease in type 1 and 2 diabetes. The risks of heart attack and stroke have decreased significantly, while complications in more peripheral vessels have increased in relative importance, according to new studies.
Science Daily - Stroke
MARCH 28, 2024
A stroke often impacts a person's ability to move their lower body from the hips down to the feet. This leads to diminished quality of life and mental health in addition to increased susceptibility to falls. But now, researchers are exploring new treatment methods to help bridge the service delivery gap, and recovery outcomes, for patients after a stroke.
DAIC
MARCH 28, 2024
milla1cf Thu, 03/28/2024 - 07:30 March 28, 2024 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved the Evolut FX+ transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. The latest Evolut FX+ TAVR system maintains the valve performance benefits of the legacy Evolut TAVR platform and is designed to facilitate coronary access.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
MARCH 27, 2024
Young adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly more likely to develop cardiomyopathy (weakened heart muscle) compared with those who were not prescribed stimulants, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
MARCH 26, 2024
Here we report a rare morphology of a cardiac fibroma in a child. A 2-year and 8-month-old toddler came for “chronic constipation” and was found to have a heart murmur on cardiac auscultation. Further transthoracic echocardiography suggested “a strong echogenic mass in the left ventricular wall, with some part of “a string of beads” in shape extending into left ventricle outflow tract”, which was atypical for either a tumor, thrombus or vegetation.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
MARCH 26, 2024
A new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of stroke and dementia are common in people with a range of heart conditions, regardless of whether they have experienced a stroke.
DAIC
MARCH 27, 2024
Elixir Medical has announced it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its DynamX BTK System, a novel, adaptive implant for use in the treatment of narrowed or blocked vessels below-the-knee (BTK) in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). The company reports this broadens the use of the novel bioadaptor platform technology beyond the treatment of coronary artery disease.
HCPLive
MARCH 27, 2024
Mohamed Cherry, MD, and Neil Kramer, MD, shed light on a phase 1 trial using CAR-T cell therapy for SLE and its potential implications for lupus treatment.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
MARCH 28, 2024
Magnesium is a mineral critical to a wide range of biological functions, and a new study takes aim at how it's transported to address cardiac dysfunction and other diseases, opening new possibilities for treatment.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
MARCH 26, 2024
Nontraditional risk factors such as migraines are as important as traditional risk factors like high blood pressure for adults younger than ages 35-45, finds new study.
DAIC
MARCH 27, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Wed, 03/27/2024 - 08:08 March 27 2024 — HeartFlow, Inc. , a leader in AI-driven healthcare technology, announced the launch of the DECIDE Registry, the largest prospective registry of its kind, with the first site initiated, Cone Health Care. The registry will collect multi-site, real-world information on how the Plaque Analysis product provides enhanced patient insights, empowering physicians and helping to inform their medical management decisions for patients with suspecte
HCPLive
MARCH 29, 2024
FDA issued a warning for the the Impella left-sided blood pumps as it had received many reports of heart-wall tears, increasing the risk of death, hypertension, and more.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
MARCH 27, 2024
Sleeping fewer than seven hours is associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure over time, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MARCH 23, 2024
Living to more than 100 years of age is a rare feat. Surviving this long with a good quality of life is even rarer. What can healthy centenarians teach us about achieving such a lofty goal? And what can we reasonably expect for ourselves? Let’s start with some simple facts. While the average lifespan has increased dramatically over the last 1,000 years, the maximum human lifespan has changed very little.
DAIC
MARCH 25, 2024
milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 07:30 March 25, 2024 — In a groundbreaking medical advancement, three esteemed cardiologists from CLS Health , Dr. Bahaeddin Shabaneh , Dr. Fethi Benraouane , and Dr. Molham Aldeiri , have successfully performed the first series of transcarotid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedures ever done in Southeast Houston.
HCPLive
MARCH 28, 2024
A single administration of ABBV-RGX-314 was generally well tolerated, with little to no supplemental anti-VEGF injections required in most patients at two years.
Cardiovascular Diabetology
MARCH 29, 2024
The hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) is the difference between the observed and predicted values of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), which is closely associated with a variety of poor prognoses. However, there.
Nature Reviews - Cardiology
MARCH 25, 2024
Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-00997-0 In this Review, Bozkurt provides an overview of the management of patients with heart failure across the full range of left ventricular ejection fraction, derived from the recommendations in the latest US and European guidelines.
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