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Alzheimer's Biomarkers Linked With Plasma Leptin Levels

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Plasma leptin levels were linked with Alzheimer's disease PET pathology in cognitively unimpaired older adults, a longitudinal cohort study in Korea showed. Over 2 years, lower baseline plasma leptin was associated with a greater.

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Brief anger may impair blood vessel function

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: When adults became angry after remembering past experiences, the function of cells lining the blood vessels was negatively impaired, which may restrict blood flow. Previous research has found that this may increase the risk of.

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Insulin sensitivity estimates and their longitudinal association with coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes. Does it matter?

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Insulin resistance and chronic kidney disease are both associated with increased coronary artery disease risk. Many formulae estimating glucose disposal rate in type 1 diabetes infer insulin sensitivity from c.

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Researchers identify over 2,000 genetic signals linked to blood pressure in study of over one million people

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Researchers have discovered over a hundred new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure. In total, over 2,000 independent genetic signals for blood pressure are now reported, demonstrating that blood pressure is a highly complex trait influenced by thousands of different genetic variants.

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CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Americans living in rural areas had higher rates of preventable premature mortality from the five leading causes of death than those living in urban areas during the years 2010-2022, and the divide only appears to be growing.

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Recognizing Stigma's Impact on Care for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

HCPLive

In the first segment of this HCPLive special report, experts discuss the stigma surrounding alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease.

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Sudden shock with a Nasty looking ECG. What is it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60-something woman complained of sudden severe abd pain. She was found by medics agitated, hypotensive, diaphoretic, and in shock. There were 2 prehospital ECGs: What do you think? Smith : Uncertain supraventricular rhythm with PVCs. (See Ken Grauer's analysis below). There is "shark fin" in I and aVL, which is due to a combination of a large R-wave due to left anterior fascicular block plus downsloping ST elevation due to OMI.

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'Evil Personified': Nurse Gets Life Sentence for Murdering Patients With Insulin

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- A Pennsylvania nurse who purposely administered lethal doses of insulin to more than 20 patients at skilled nursing facilities received a life sentence after pleading guilty to three counts of murder and other charges, the state.

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Dietary changes may treat pulmonary hypertension

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Blood vessels in the lungs aren't like the others in the body. This difference becomes clear in pulmonary hypertension, in which only the lungs' blood vessels stiffen progressively, leading to chronic lung disease, heart failure and death. The underlying reasons for this organ-specific vessel stiffening remained a mystery until researchers made a surprising discovery about these blood vessel cells in patients with pulmonary hypertension -- they're hungry.

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Smokers with Lung Abnormalities More Likely to Report Severe Acute Respiratory Disease Events

HCPLive

This analysis indicates that quantitative interstitial abnormalities may indicate alterations in lung tissue processes that can result in short- and long-term consequences as far as symptoms.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

DAIC

milla1cf Tue, 04/30/2024 - 13:03 April 30, 2024 — The expanding use of transcatheter technologies has changed the landscape in the treatment of valvular disease in adult cardiac patients, with valve surgery rapidly shifting to more complex interventions frequently involving other concomitant procedures. To inform heart team and patient decision-making on valve surgery, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has launched new risk calculators for isolated tricuspid valve repair and replacement ;

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Dissolving Stent Approved for Peripheral Artery Disease Below the Knee

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold system for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee, Abbott announced on Monday. This system represents the first drug-eluting resorbable scaffold with.

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Dietary carbohydrates regulate intestinal colonization and dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Bacterial translocation from the gut microbiota is a source of sepsis in susceptible patients. Previous work suggests that overgrowth of gut pathobionts, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, increases the risk of disseminated infection. Our data from a human dietary intervention study found that, in the absence of fiber, K. pneumoniae bloomed during microbiota recovery from antibiotic treatment.

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Mobile Health App Improves Treatment Compliance, Health Knowledge in Gout

HCPLive

Patients placed in the intervention group reported significant improvements in gout knowledge levels over time compared with controls throughout the 24-week study period.

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DAIC's Top 10 for April

DAIC

Clinical trials and innovative technology took center stage during the month of April, racking up some record number views. Here is a look at what DAIC viewers were reading last month: 1. New Study Reveals 65 and Older Population Lowered Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Weight Using Mobile Technology 2. Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Treats First Patient in New Jersey with Edwards’ EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement 3.

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Age-Related Somatic Mutations Implicated in Cardiovascular Death

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Cardiovascular death had a strong tie to the somatic mutations that often accrue with aging in people with subclinical atherosclerosis, an observational study found. For asymptomatic people who had atherosclerosis detected by.

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Stress and cardiovascular disease: an update

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01024-y Physiological responses to stress are thought to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease via haemodynamic, vascular and immune perturbations. In this Review, Vaccarino and Bremner focus on issues with the measurement of psychological stress and the underlying pathobiology connecting stress to the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Jonathan Barratt, MD: Atacicept Could ‘Transform How We Think About Treating IgA Nephropathy’

HCPLive

Barratt explained findings from the phase 2b ORIGIN trial of atacicept and how it compares to current standard therapies in IgAN and other agents in the pipeline.

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New Study Published in JACC: Heart Failure Reveals that Despite Significant Efforts to Improve Acute Heart Failure Treatment Over the Past 20 Years, Management Remains Unchanged

DAIC

Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 05/02/2024 - 10:17 May 2, 2024 — Reprieve Cardiovascular, Inc. (‘Reprieve’), a development stage company focused on pioneering an intelligent approach to acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) treatment, today highlighted the publication of TREAT-AHF study results in JACC: Heart Failure. Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization in the United States.

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Gene Therapy Allowing Heart to Grow New Blood Vessels Supported by Early Data

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A gene therapy for therapeutic angiogenesis showed promise for people with angina who had already exhausted their options for medical therapy and coronary revascularization, according to the single-arm.

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STINGing away the pain: the role of interferon-stimulated genes

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Pain and inflammation are biologically intertwined responses that warn the body of potential danger. In this issue of the JCI, Defaye, Bradaia, and colleagues identified a functional link between inflammation and pain, demonstrating that inflammation-induced activation of stimulator of IFN genes (STING) in dorsal root ganglia nociceptors reduced pain-like behaviors in a rodent model of inflammatory pain.

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FDA Approves Abbott's Novel Dissolvable Stent Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

HCPLive

Abbott's Esprit BTK System was shown to significantly reduce risk of ischemic events in patients with PAD versus angioplasty over 1 year.

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ChatGPT Extracts Data for Ischaemic Stroke Almost Perfectly

DAIC

Dr Nils Lehnen, Senior Physician at the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology and Paediatric Neuroradiology at the UKB. Image courtesy of University Hospital Bonn (UKB) / R. Müller milla1cf Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:07 May 1, 2024 — In an ischemic stroke, an artery in the brain is blocked by blood clots and the brain cells can no longer be supplied with blood as a result.

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Cardio-fitness cuts death and disease by nearly 20%

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Groundbreaking new research finds that an increased cardio fitness level will reduce your risk of death from any cause by nearly 20%.

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A step closer to understanding how a diet high in simple carbohydrates may cause dysbiosis

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

The gut microbiota is an integral part of the human metaorganism that is required to shape physiologic host immune responses including host defense against pathogens. Disease-associated gut dysbiosis has been characterized by blooms of pathobionts, which are bacterial species that can drive disease under certain conditions. Pathobionts like Enterobacteriaceae often bloom during flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and are causally linked with IBD in murine models.

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FDA Approves Voclosporin Label Update in Lupus Nephritis to Reflect Long-Term Data

HCPLive

FDA approves label update for voclosporin (Lupkynis) in lupus nephritis, reflecting long-term AURORA data and new kidney function monitoring guidance.

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Groundbreaking Data in Interventional Cardiology to be Featured at Society for Cardiovascular Angiology and Interventions SCAI 2024 Scientific Sessions

DAIC

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) kicks off its SCAI Scientific Sessions 2024 this week, May 2-4 in Long Beach, CA, bringing together more than 1,800 clinicians, scientists, researchers, and innovators in the field of interventional cardiology and endovascular medicine. Image courtesy: Long Beach Convention Center christine.book Wed, 05/01/2024 - 14:51 May 1, 2024 — The annual Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions ( SCAI ) kicks off its SCAI Scien

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A blood test for stroke risk? Biomarker for risk of future cerebrovascular disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study.

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Study finds ChatGPT fails at heart risk assessment

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Despite ChatGPT's reported ability to pass medical exams, new research indicates it would be unwise to rely on it for some health assessments, such as whether a patient with chest pain needs to be hospitalized.

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Urinary Inflammatory Biomarkers Show Prognostic Value for IgA Nephropathy

HCPLive

Urinary cytokines GDF-15, IL-6, and EGF significantly strengthened the predictability of IgAN prognosis and may be viable biomarker candidates for disease progression.

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Advance in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure Identified

DAIC

Getty Images milla1cf Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:56 April 30, 2024 — A multicenter study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center ( VUMC ) and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy in Nashville has identified a potential new treatment for acute heart failure , a leading cause of hospitalization and death. The drug, dapagliflozin, was initially approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, but it since has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure and death in patients wi

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Nationwide, 6 stroke advocates selected to receive 2024 Stroke Hero Awards

American Heart News - Stroke News

DALLAS, May 1, 2024 – Each year, approximately 800,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke.[1] Six local stroke heroes from across the country are being recognized by the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, for.

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Deep Learning–Based Assessment of Built Environment From Satellite Images and Cardiometabolic Disease Prevalence

JAMA Cardiology

This cross-sectional study investigates the association between cardiometabolic disease prevalence in the US and deep learning–based assessment of the built environment from satellite imagery.

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Young Adults More Likely to Believe Myths Related to Tanning, Sun Protection, Skin Cancer

HCPLive

These survey results indicate that young adults tended to embrace misconceptions regarding sun protection and positive views of tanning.

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Using Stem Cell-derived Heart Muscle Cells to Advance Heart Regenerative Therapy

DAIC

Study shows that cardiac spheroids, derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells, can be easily transported and injected into damaged areas of the heart to promote its regeneration and recovery of function. Image courtesy of Hideki Kobayashi from Shinshu University milla1cf Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:53 April 30, 2024 — Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function.

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An in vivo screening platform identifies senolytic compounds that target p16INK4a+ fibroblasts in lung fibrosis

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

The appearance of senescent cells in age-related diseases has spurred the search for compounds that can target senescent cells in tissues, termed senolytics. However, a major caveat with current senolytic screens is the use of cell lines as targets where senescence is induced in vitro, which does not necessarily reflect the identity and function of pathogenic senescent cells in vivo.

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10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Heart Health

Dr. Paddy Barrett

I started writing this newsletter almost two years ago for one simple reason. During each consultation with a patient, I would have to explain certain topics related to heart health, and I found myself repeating them over and over. What should my blood pressure be? What is a normal cholesterol? What kind of diet should I eat? What type of exercise should I do?