Primary Prevention Benefits of Lowering LDL Also Apply to the Elderly
(MedPage Today) -- The primary prevention benefits of lowering LDL cholesterol were similar between statin users under and over the age of 70 years, a Danish nationwide cohort study found.
Each 1 mmol/L reduction in LDL cholesterol achieved was... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Diagnostic CV Procedures Rebounded After Dipping in 2020
(MedPage Today) -- Diagnostic cardiovascular procedure volumes in the U.S. have more than recovered following early pandemic declines, albeit with regional differences and changed preferences for testing modalities, a study showed.
Procedural... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Another SGLT2 Inhibitor for Treating CKD
(MedPage Today) -- The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) nabbed a new indication for the treatment of adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) regardless of diabetes status, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly announced.
Data from the phase... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Another Win for Biomarker-Driven Thromboprophylaxis for Patients With Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Biomarker-directed thromboprophylaxis in the outpatient setting significantly reduced the frequency of thromboembolism in high-risk patients with gastrointestinal (GI) or lung cancers, a randomized trial showed.
Patients at... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Reassuring Registry Data on Going Into TAVR Sans Symptoms
(MedPage Today) -- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) got some preliminary affirmation for asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in a retrospective registry study.
Of participants who got elective TAVR, the one... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Link Between Psoriasis, Heart Disease Tracks to Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
(MedPage Today) -- Almost a third of patients with severe psoriasis had echocardiographic evidence of asymptomatic coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), a prospective study showed.
Doppler echocardiography showed that 31.5% of 448 patients... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Should Surgical AVR for Aortic Regurgitation Happen Earlier in Young Adults?
(MedPage Today) -- Among young adults with aortic regurgitation (AR), those undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) before they met standard criteria were more likely to achieve good results from the surgery, a study showed.
Postsurgical normalization... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
FXI Inhibitor Cuts Bleeds in Afib; COAPT Extends to Real World; AI Stroke Triage
(MedPage Today) -- People who were prone to needing dentures tended to also be at higher risk of cardiometabolic disease. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
Early real-world experience at a Dutch lipid clinic suggests smaller LDL cholesterol... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Direct-to-Consumer Lab Tests Raise Ethical Questions, Researchers Say
(MedPage Today) -- Direct-to-consumer (DTC) laboratory tests -- for the thyroid, hormonal biomarkers, or diabetes and hemoglobin A1c, for example -- often had unclear terms of sale and vague privacy policies, a qualitative study showed.
Of... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Guide to the Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: 2023 Update
(MedPage Today) -- Preventive cardiologists have a wonderful tool for noninvasively identifying plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries to the heart: the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan.
Since 1/3 of Americans die from atherosclerotic cardiovascular... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
No Avoiding Mitral Valve Implant Obstruction With Preemptive Ablation
(MedPage Today) -- Radiofrequency ablation came up short for preventing left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, a feared complication of transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI), researchers reported.
In five TMVI candidates considered... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 15, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Stroke Doesn't Have to Lead to Death or Disability
(MedPage Today) -- Imagine having a severe, life-threatening stroke at 5 p.m., being rushed by ambulance to undergo minimally invasive surgery to remove the blood clot from your brain, then walking out of the hospital, symptom-free, the very next... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 15, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Upfront Ezetimibe in ACS; New Watchman LAA Occluder OK'd; Low-Cost FH Genotyping
(MedPage Today) -- Compared with statins alone, upfront dual therapy with a statin and ezetimibe (Zetia) was associated with better survival in acute coronary syndrome, a Polish registry showed. (Journal of the American Heart Association)
What... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Is Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Shared via Blood Transfusion?
(MedPage Today) -- Recipients of red blood cell transfusions from donors who later had multiple intracerebral hemorrhages (ICHs) had a significantly increased risk of spontaneous ICH themselves, an exploratory retrospective cohort study showed... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart Risks Much Higher for Patients With Rare Sleep Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Individuals with idiopathic hypersomnia may face a greater likelihood of heart-related events, a retrospective cohort study suggested.
Compared with matched controls without the rare sleep disorder, patients... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
