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COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Only myocarditis/pericarditis and seizures occurred at higher rates in adolescents and children vaccinated for COVID-19 when compared with historical rates of those outcomes, according to an analysis of safety data from the FDA.

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Take the OMI Quiz and Test yourself against the Queen of Hearts

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Quiz The PM Cardio Queen of Hearts AI model for ECG interpretation from Powerful Medical is still in its early days. Do you think you can outperform the toddler version of the AI model? Version 2.0 will soon be available with four times the training data. The QoH groups ECGs into OMI and NOT OMI. Each category is subdivided into three levels of confidence.

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Good heart health in middle age may preserve brain function among Black women as they age

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Middle-aged Black women with better heart health were less likely to show a decline in mental function compared with middle-aged Black women with worse heart health. In this study, heart health was unrelated to cognitive decline.

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Climb stairs to live longer

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to new research

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Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Through my work as a neuroscientist who designs neural implants to monitor the injured brain after severe traumatic brain injuries, stroke, and brain cancers, it has become very clear to me that my field needs to communicate.

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Stroke incidence increases with diabetic retinopathy severity and macular edema in type 1 diabetes

Cardiovascular Diabetology

As the retina is suggested to mirror the brain, we hypothesized that diabetic retinopathy and macular edema are indicative of stroke risk in type 1 diabetes and sought to assess this association in individuals.

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Black and Hispanic people in the United States growing more confident learning and performing CPR

American Heart News - Heart News

DALLAS, April 22, 2024 — More Black and Hispanic people in the U.S. feel confident performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). A 2023 American Heart Association survey found that 44% of Black Americans now feel confident in performing.

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More Cases of Asthma, COPD, Hypertension After Military Burn Pit Exposure

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Prolonged deployment to military bases with open burn pits was associated with increased risks for certain respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, according to a retrospective cohort study using Veterans Health Administration.

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Chest pain, resolved. Does it need emergent cath lab activation (some controversy here)? And much much more.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 50-something male with hypertension and 20- to 40-year smoking history presented with 1 week of stuttering chest pain that is worse with exertion, which takes many minutes to resolve after resting and never occurs at rest. It is a ssociated with mild dyspnea on exertion. At times the pain does go to his left neck. It was present on arrival at triage but then resolved before bed placement in the ED.

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Audrey Chun, MD: Practical Recommendations to Give Older Patients for Exercise, Cognitive Health

HCPLive

In this interview, Chun discussed recommendations for internal medicine physicians to give older adults for slowing aging as well as evidence for statins.

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Advance in the treatment of acute heart failure identified

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A multicenter study has identified a potential new treatment for acute heart failure, a leading cause of hospitalization and death.

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FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA's most serious recall, the agency announced Monday. The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind.

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“You must go on. I can’t go on. I’ll go on.”

Heart Sisters

“As crazy as this might seem, our research found that life’s stressful turning points do not have to become major crises.” ~ Dr.

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EM Quick Hits 56 – Nitroglycerin in SCAPE, REBOA, Diverticulitis Imaging, CRAO, Penicillin Allergy, Physician Personality

ECG Cases

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Justin Morgenstern on the first RCT of high dose nitroglycerin in SCAPE, Andrew Neill on Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) indications and evidence, Brit Long on indications for CT in suspected diverticulitis, Tahara Bhate on Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) and diagnostic error, Matthew McArthur on penicillin allergy labels, myths and penicillin challenges, and Susan Lu on how ED physician personality influences patie

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Solving the riddle of the sphingolipids in coronary artery disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

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Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the first-ever patient to undergo combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery, doctors announced. The patient, Lisa Pisano, had heart failure and end.

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New Study Reveals 65 and Older Population Lowered Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Weight Using Mobile Technology

DAIC

milla1cf Wed, 04/24/2024 - 19:01 April 24, 2024 — Hello Heart , a digital leader in preventive heart health, today announced results from its latest study observing the benefits of scalable, accessible digital health tools for a growing senior population. Presented at the American College of Cardiology 2024 Conference , study results showed an overwhelming majority of seniors aged 65 and over reduced their blood pressure (BP), cholesterol, and weight over a six month period while managing it

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Cardiologist burnout rising: 7 things to know

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Burnout among cardiologists has risen by 2% since last year, with 66% reporting they have felt burned out for at least 13 months, compared to 64% in 2023, a recent Medscape report found.

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Predicting cardiac arrhythmia 30 minutes before it happens

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide with around 59 million people concerned in 2019. This irregular heartbeat is associated with increased risks of heart failure, dementia and stroke. It constitutes a significant burden to healthcare systems, making its early detection and treatment a major goal. Researchers have recently developed a deep-learning model capable of predicting the transition from a normal cardiac rhythm to atrial fibrillation.

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Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- As physicians, our patients and their caregivers expect that we base clinical decisions about disease management and treatment on the best available evidence, following guidelines and recommendations based on randomized clinical.

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Nurse-Led Gout Care Linked to Better Medication Adherence

HCPLive

Among the nurse-led cohort, 83% of patients with gout achieved target p-urate levels and 98% continued treatment with urate lowering therapy.

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DAIC Webinars Available On-Demand

DAIC

tim.hodson Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:50 Did you know that you have instant access to the latest webinars from Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology? DAIC's webinars are available on-demand by clicking here. The most recent webinar topics include: Contrast Management in Modern PCI Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Contrast Utilization in the Cath Lab How to Transform Imaging with Behavioral Science Imaging Trends: Designing Cardiac Training Programs Through Innovation These webinars are spons

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Gentle defibrillation for the heart

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team has thus paved the way for an efficient and direct treatment for cardiac arrhythmias. This may be an alternative for the strong and painful electrical shocks currently used.

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Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Overprescribing warning letters modestly cut the use of antipsychotic medications without apparent repercussion in people with dementia, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial indicated. Compared with primary care physicians.

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Study Highlights Deficiencies in Medication Adherence Information, Strategies for Gout

HCPLive

Strategies designed to promote medication adherence were found in only 1 out of 3 websites.

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Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Treats First Patient in New Jersey with Edwards’ EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement

DAIC

milla1cf Thu, 04/25/2024 - 17:21 April 25, 2024 — Atlantic Health System ’s Morristown Medical Center treated the first patient in New Jersey using Edwards Lifesciences EVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement, the first transcatheter therapy to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approval for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR).

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Ketone body levels and its associations with cardiac markers following an acute myocardial infarction: a post hoc analysis of the EMMY trial

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have been suggested to exert cardioprotective effects in patients with heart failure, possibly by improving the metabolism of ketone bodies in the myocardium.

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Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Mandating clinicians to report drivers with dementia may be associated with missed or delayed dementia diagnoses, a cross-sectional study of primary care providers suggested. Clinicians in states that required them to report.

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Assessing Headaches in Hospitalized Patients, with Stephanie Nahas, MD, MSEd

HCPLive

Nahas reviews key highlights from her session at ACP, emphasizing the importance of reviewing patient history and considering what other factors may be causing headaches.

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Provisio Medical Announces FDA Clearance of the Provisio SLT IVUS System

DAIC

milla1cf Thu, 04/25/2024 - 17:31 April 25, 2024 — Provisio Medical announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the Provisio SLT IVUS System. Sonic Lumen Tomography (SLT) technology addresses a critical unmet need for vascular specialists by providing automatic, real-time, accurate, numeric measurements of the flow lumen of blood vessels without the complexities of image interpretation.

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Association between diabetes mellitus and primary restenosis following endovascular treatment: a comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is thought to be closely related to arterial stenotic or occlusive disease caused by atherosclerosis. However, there is still no definitive clinical evidence to confirm that patients wit.

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Ozempic Hiatus Before Surgery: Is a Weeklong Pause Really Needed?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Continued use of a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist leading up to surgery may not increase the risk for regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration during operations after all, an analysis of insurance claims data.

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Prolonged Medical Fasting May Benefit Pain Symptoms in Fibromyalgia

HCPLive

Prolonged modified fasting, in a multimodal medical approach, may help patients with fibromyalgia improve pain and psychosomatic symptoms.

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Medtronic Launches the Avalus Ultra Valve Engineered for Ease of Use at Implant and Lifetime Patient Management

DAIC

milla1cf Tue, 04/23/2024 - 15:53 April 23, 2024 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced the launch of its latest innovation in cardiac surgery, the Avalus Ultra valve. This next-generation surgical aortic tissue valve is designed to facilitate ease of use at implant and lifetime patient management. It’s an excellent choice for cardiac surgeons and their patients seeking an aortic valve solution that can be fit for the future, right from the start.

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Atrial Fibrillation’s Downstream Consequences

CardiacWire

A BMJ study out of Denmark provided alarming new insights into atrial fibrillation’s impact on patients’ future cardiovascular health, while highlighting the need to improve post-AFib heart failure and stroke prevention. The researchers analyzed 2000-2022 data from 3.5M Danish people who didn’t have AFib at baseline (45-95yrs, 48yr avg, 51.7% women), including 362k people who experienced AFib during the study period: Lifetime AFib risk was 27.7% overall, increasing from 24.2% in 2000-2010 to 30.

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Reversals in the Decline of Heart Failure Mortality in the US, 1999 to 2021

JAMA Cardiology

This cohort study evaluates recent reversals in declines in cardiovascular mortality and whether they vary across sociodemographic categories.

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FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose

HCPLive

FDA approves the generic equivalent of Narcan HCI Nasal Spray—naloxone hydrochloride (Naloxone HCI)—for an emergency treatment option for an opioid overdose.

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