Feb 09 2024 This Week in Cardiology Feb 09 2024 This Week in Cardiology
Beta-blocker withdrawal in HFpEF, the ARCADIA trial, food as medicine, and bariatric surgery are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Do Beta Blockers Really Make Things 'A Breeze' Like Robert Downey Jr. Said?
The actor called out the medication in his Golden Globes speech. Here's how they really work. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Do Beta Blockers Really Make Things ‘A Breeze’ Like Robert Downey Jr. Said?
The actor called out the medication in his Golden Globes speech. Here's how they really work. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What to Know About Heart Failure When You Have Diabetes
In June of 2022, a report from the American Diabetes Association highlighted heart failure as “an underappreciated complication of diabetes.” According to that report, up to 22% of people with diabetes will develop heart failure, and the incidence of heart failure within the diabetes community is increasing. “Heart failure is the most prevalent cardiovascular complication in people with diabetes,” says Dr. Rodica Pop-Busui, a professor of diabetes at the University of Michigan and president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association. “In the U.S. alone there are 37 million...
Source: TIME: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Increase in CCTA exams expected to mirror TAVR growth trend
A steady increase in the volume of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams is occurring, especially at mid- to high-level community hospitals across the country. In fact, a review 3DR Labs conducted in August showed a 44% increase in CCTA cases over 12 months.The growth began shortly after the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association's (AHA) committee on clinical practice guidelines issued its Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain in October 2021. The guideline recommended CCTA as a first-line tool for both emergent and non-emergent evaluation of chest pain, and it worked to persuade ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 26, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Stephanie Hosbrook, Robert Falk, MD Tags: Subspecialties Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news

Study Compares Effectiveness of Migraine Preventive Drugs
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 -- For patients with migraine, simvastatin, calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway antibodies (CGRPabs), and amitriptyline have a favorable effect compared with beta blockers, according to a study published in the January... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

What to Know About Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Kids
The human heart is a muscle, but it’s also a kind of complicated balloon—a balloon that fills and empties roughly 60 to 100 times every minute, and several billion times during the course of a lifetime. Among people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the walls of the heart muscle are abnormally thick. This thickness can interfere with the heart’s normal filling-and-emptying operation. “If you think of a balloon made with super-thick rubber, you have to blow harder to fill it, and it’s the same with a hypertrophic heart,” says Dr. Daphne Hsu, professor of pediatrics and medicine at Ped...
Source: TIME: Health - November 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

The role of plasma concentrations and drug characteristics of beta-blockers in fall risk of older persons - Ploegmakers KJ, van Poelgeest EP, Seppala LJ, van Dijk SC, de Groot LCPGM, Oliai Araghi S, van Schoor NM, Stricker B, Swart KMA, Uitterlinden AG, Math ôt RAA, van der Velde N.
Beta-blocker usage is inconsistently associated with increased fall risk in the literature. However, due to age-related changes and interindividual heterogeneity in pharmacokinetics and dynamics, it is difficult to predict which older adults are more at ri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you… Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China. I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1 We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004. Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news

AHA/ACC Issue Updated Chronic Coronary Disease Guidelines AHA/ACC Issue Updated Chronic Coronary Disease Guidelines
The latest guidance emphasizes evidence-based and patient-centered care and includes key updates on revascularization, beta-blocker use, and routine functional and anatomic testing.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

The 5-Steps to Relieve Tinnitus
My patient T.K. was a wreck. He looked like he hadn’t slept in a week. I asked him what was going on. “It’s nothing you can fix, doc,” he said. “I’ve been to three specialists, and they all told me the same thing… “I’ve got tinnitus, and I just have to live with it.” Luckily, I was able to help him. Tinnitus is an aggravating, nerve-racking, and unseen condition. The constant ringing in your ears robs you of sleep, makes you miserable as it drowns out your hearing, and, over time, makes you more prone to illness. Tinnitus also shatters your focus and concentration. Sadly, up to 25% of the U.S. populatio...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 9, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news

American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease
(MedPage Today) -- New American guidelines for chronic coronary disease (CCD) modify management considerations for a heterogeneous group that includes people with or without angina, a history of coronary revascularization, and previous acute coronary... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Rare link between coronavirus vaccines and Long Covid –like illness starts to gain acceptance
COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, and the world is gearing up for a new round of boosters. But like all vaccines, those targeting the coronavirus can cause side effects in some people, including rare cases of abnormal blood clotting and heart inflammation. Another apparent complication, a debilitating suite of symptoms that resembles Long Covid, has been more elusive, its link to vaccination unclear and its diagnostic features ill-defined. But in recent months, what some call Long Vax has gained wider acceptance among doctors and scientists, and some are now working to better understand and treat its symptoms...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 3, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Carvedilol in Cirrhosis Patients With Portal Hypertension Carvedilol in Cirrhosis Patients With Portal Hypertension
Evidence suggests carvedilol may be more effective than other non-selective beta-blockers in reducing portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Beta Blockers – A discovery that transformed cardiac disease management!
The advent of selective beta-blockers has transformed cardiovascular medicine by providing clinicians with a range of tailored treatment options. Read to know more (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news