Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe, according to a paper by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Simon Fraser University in Canada, and Harvard Medical School, and Boston Children's Hospital.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Hiddo Heerspink, PhD, PharmD, joins the podcast during Kidney Week 2024 to discuss the SMART trial and the potential of semaglutide in people with kidney disease without diabetes.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 31, 2024

New research has found inflammatory markers in the blood of long COVID patients which could explain why many experience ongoing cardiovascular issues.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

“But what can I do to make a difference?” This is one of the most common questions I get as a cardiologist when talking about preventing heart disease and living longer. As a doctor, there are many things I can do, and only a doctor can do: Prescribe medications Order certain diagnostic tests. Perform or arrange medical procedures. And so on.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Alternating between sitting and standing at work decreases sedentary behavior, but it has no effect on lowering blood pressure, according to a study led by a West Virginia University epidemiologist. Researchers also found that too much standing during work may have negative effects on cardiovascular health.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 30, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Most patients should not stop taking GLP-1 receptor agonists prior to elective surgery, according to updated guidance from several medical societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). This recommendation.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In this first of this 5-part series, Lerma and Lala-Trindade discuss the interplay between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A heart attack can trigger a desire to get more sleep, allowing the heart to heal and reduce inflammation—and this happens because the heart sends special signals to the brain, according to a new Mount Sinai study.

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Med Page Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- High-dose supplements of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, penetrated the brain in both APOE4 carriers and non-carriers before dementia onset, the placebo-controlled PreventE4 trial showed. The treatment did.

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HCPLive

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Headline results from part 1 of the phase 3 ESSENCE trial highlight semaglutide 2.4 mg’s benefits for fibrosis and steatohepatitis in patients with MASH.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Healthgrades published its 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards recipients Oct. 22. Of those recipients, 50 hospitals were recognized for delivering superior clinical outcomes in vascular surgery.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 31, 2024

University of Queensland-led research has found inflammatory markers in the blood of long COVID patients which could explain why many experience ongoing cardiovascular issues.

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Research 111

Med Page Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Intraosseous vascular access for the administration of epinephrine during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest wasn't better than going for the veins first, two separate randomized trials showed. In the PARAMEDIC-3 trial conducted.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Mohammad Abuassi, MD, explains how classifying IBS based on triggers can aid the development of effective, personalized approaches to management.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe, Low-level lead poisoning is a risk factor for preterm. Annually 5.5 million deaths from cardiovascular disease attributed to low-level lead poisoning; accounts for a loss of 765 million IQ points in children.

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JAMA Cardiology

OCTOBER 26, 2024

This substudy of the Danish-German (DanGer) Shock randomized clinical trial investigates if the use of a microaxial flow pump reduces the need for pharmacological support and what the effects are on hemodynamics and lactate clearance in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction–induced cardiogenic shock.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 30, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Any cardiovascular protection from colchicine in heart attack survivors seemed to be debunked with a better-powered randomized trial, researchers found. Between acute MI patients randomized to colchicine or placebo right after.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In her Fall Clinical interview, Murina highlighted several key takeaways related to her talk titled ‘Managing Psoriasis with Oral Therapy: 2024 & Beyond.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 28, 2024

To investigate the clinical effect of thoracoscopic segmentectomy in the treatment of lung malignancies less than 2CM in diameter. In this retrospective study, a total of 103 patients with lung cancer who received outpatient or inpatient treatment from December 2020 to May 2022 were selected and divided into the lobectomy group (n = 48) and the segmentectomy group (n = 55) according to different surgical methods.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 31, 2024

There is no difference in the effectiveness of the two most commonly used methods for administering medication during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 30, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- For adolescents, weight loss after bariatric surgery was durable out to 10 years, data from the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) study confirmed. Among 260 adolescents who underwent bariatric surgery.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The dapagliflozin group had an average eGFR rate of -2.24 mL/min/1.73 m2 compared to -3.67 mL/min/1.73 m2 in the control group after about 1.5 years of follow-up.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

This was submitted by a paramedic, Hailey Kennedy A late 50s male called 911 following 2 hours of chest pain that started while working at his desk. He reported the crushing chest pain radiated down his left arm. Pt took an antacid with no relief and decided to call at the request of his wife. Here is his EMS ECG: What do you think? This was sent to me with no clinical information, and my initial impression viewing it on my phone was "It’s a tricky one.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The global market for standing desks is booming, projected to reach US$12.6 billion by 2032 (£9.7 billion). These desks have been hailed as a simple fix for the health risks associated with sitting all day. However, recent research suggests that standing might not be the health booster many hoped for.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) yielded clinical benefit when given early in the disease process while patients still had no symptoms or other indication for aortic valve replacement, according to the EARLY TAVR.

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TAVR Aortic Aortic valve Stenosis 91

HCPLive

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A retrospective review of a community-based practice provides insights into navigating setbacks in IBD care initiation due to insurance requirements.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This case was sent by an old residency friend, Kirk Lufkin. He works in a small hospital in Northern Michigan. Case A 61 year old female. hypertension no other past history presented with 30 minutes of fluctuating non-radiating heaviness in chest, with diaphoresis and nausea. VS normal. No cardiac past history. Here is her ECG: What do you think? There are inferior hyperacute T-waves (diagnostic of inferior OMI), with 1) reciprocal ST depression in aVL, 2) a reciprocally inverted hyperacute T-wa

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity seen among dialysis patients globally, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Semaglutide (Wegovy) reduced albuminuria in patients with overweight or obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) but without type 2 diabetes, a randomized trial showed. Among 101 patients, those who received 2.

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Diabetes Kidney Disease Obesity 81

HCPLive

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Yee discussed research she is conducting into gFSGS and nephrotic syndrome, presented at ASN Kidney Week.

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Research 105

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease characterized by dysregulated self-reactive immune responses that damage the neurons’ myelin sheath, leading to progressive disability. The primary therapeutic option, immunosuppressants, inhibits pathogenic anti-myelin responses but depresses the immune system. Antigen-specific monocyte-derived autologous tolerogenic dendritic cells (tolDCs) offer alternative therapeutic approaches to restore tolerance to autoantigens without causing generalized immu

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Each year, an estimated 15 million people around the globe experience stroke, according to the World Health Organization, with one-third resulting in death. That's why immediate stroke treatment is crucial.

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Stroke Strokes 81

Med Page Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- A Chinese study suggested that cold weather may make people more susceptible to myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries compared with myocardial infarction from obstructive disease. (European Heart Journal.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Sexual trauma and genetic risk independently and together raise mental illness risk, a new study found.

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Endometriosis, characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, is a condition associated with pain and infertility. In this issue of the JCI, Lv et al. illuminate the critical pathophysiological role of the ten-eleven translocation 3 (TET3) in endometriosis. TET3 expression levels were higher in macrophages of endometriotic lesions compared with control endometrial tissue, implicating TET3 as a contributing factor in the chronic inflammation that occurs in endometrio

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Introducing tougher restrictions on sodium levels for packaged food could prevent thousands of deaths and save billions of dollars in health spending in Australia alone, a new study shows.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- As a physician who is hard of hearing, I was excited to learn about FDA's authorization of Apple's newest AirPods, which will come with the capability to convert into hearing aids. If the AirPods live up to their promise, individuals.

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