What Do Weight-Loss Drugs Mean for Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercise?
(MedPage Today) -- Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 25, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead
(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... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 25, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
High BMI and Longevity; Infective Endocarditis in Young Whites; Damar Hamlin Update
(MedPage Today) -- A higher body mass index (BMI) and lower waist circumference were causally associated with longevity for people older than 80, according to a Mendelian randomization study. (European Heart Journal)
Disrupted deep sleep, captured... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 23, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Time-Restricted Eating Tied to Modest Weight Loss
(MedPage Today) -- Restricting daily eating to a 10-hour window was no silver bullet for boosting weight loss in people with obesity and prediabetes, a small study found.
In the 12-week trial, both time-restricted eating (TRE) and a usual pattern... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Tirzepatide Improves Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity, Drugmaker Says
(MedPage Today) -- Tirzepatide (Zepbound) injections reduced sleep apnea severity among patients with obesity, regardless of positive airway pressure (PAP) use, according to topline data from two phase III trials.
In the SURMOUNT-OSA 1 study... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
FDA Advisors' COIs; Ongoing Ukraine Heart Transplants; N.J. Cardiologist's $2M Fraud
(MedPage Today) -- It turns out the FDA advisory committee charged with reviewing the TriClip G4 had multiple financial ties to Abbott, the device manufacturer, creating a question of potential conflicts of interest (COI). (KFF Health News)
FDA... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 16, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Mortality Risk Lingers for Decades
(MedPage Today) -- Women who experienced major adverse pregnancy outcomes still had increased mortality risks decades later, a population-based cohort study of Swedish data found.
Adverse pregnancy outcomes independently associated with increased... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 15, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Persistent Non-HDL-C Dyslipidemia Starting in Childhood Tied to Higher CVD Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with persistent non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol dyslipidemia from childhood to adulthood had an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, but those who had resolved this by adulthood had a... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 12, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
CDC: COVID Vax Not Linked to Sudden Deaths in Young Adults
(MedPage Today) -- The hunt for a signal of excess sudden cardiac deaths among young people after COVID-19 vaccination left Oregon health officials empty-handed, they reported.
Investigators searched death certificates for Oregon residents 16... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 11, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Shockwave Therapy Shows Benefit in Lower Limb Claudication
(MedPage Today) -- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy may be effective for intermittent lower limb claudication in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients unable to engage in supervised exercise or who experienced little benefit from that standard... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 10, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Did Not Improve Outcomes in MI Patients
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided complete revascularization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease did not result in better outcomes compared... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 10, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Novel Biannual Antihypertensive Shows Potential for Combination Therapy
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- The novel RNA silencer zilebesiran reduced blood pressure (BP) when added to a diuretic, calcium channel blocker, or maximum-dose angiotensin receptor blocker, the phase II KARDIA-2 trial showed.
At 3 months, the... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 10, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Radial Cath Kits Recalled; siRNAs for Lipid Lowering; Smartphone HF Detection
(MedPage Today) -- Gamification of daily step goals and financial incentives resulted in increased physical activity over 1 year. (Circulation)
Ambulatory heart rate varies widely between healthy middle-aged individuals and cannot be predicted... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea Noninferior to CPAP for Reducing Arterial BP
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- An oral appliance for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was noninferior to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for reducing 24-hour mean arterial blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension and... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Third-Generation PCSK9 Inhibitor Cuts Cholesterol With Single, Small, Monthly Shot
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- A novel PCSK9 inhibitor safely reduced LDL cholesterol levels with just a single, quick, once-monthly dose, the phase III LIBerate-HR trial showed.
Lerodalcibep reduced LDL cholesterol by 56% more than placebo from... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
