Heart Societies Ready to Split From ABIM Over MOC Disputes Heart Societies Ready to Split From ABIM Over MOC Disputes
A planned new ' independent, self-governed ' certification process would supplant long-controversial MOC and establish cardiology as its own specialty.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

New AAN, AHA Scholarship Program Honors Ralph Sacco, MD New AAN, AHA Scholarship Program Honors Ralph Sacco, MD
The Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships in Brain Health are supported by a generous bequest to the American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association from Sacco, who died earlier this year.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Hypertension Screening Recommended for All Pregnant Women Hypertension Screening Recommended for All Pregnant Women
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the United States increased from approximately 500 cases per 10,000 deliveries to 1021 cases per 10,000 deliveries from 1993 to 2016-2017.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Echocardiography Boosts Prognostic Power in T1D Echocardiography Boosts Prognostic Power in T1D
Myocardial performance index, a heart-function metric derived from echo findings, significantly boosted the ability to predict incident CVD, especially heart failure, in people with type 1 diabetes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

ECG Challenge: Palpitations With Heavy Drinking ECG Challenge: Palpitations With Heavy Drinking
When a college student experiences palpitations during a night out, he visits the health service. What does his ECG show?Medscape Cardiology (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Case Challenge Source Type: news

Can a Drug for Overactive Bladder Prevent Heart Failure? Can a Drug for Overactive Bladder Prevent Heart Failure?
Repurposing mirabegron, a drug used to treat overactive bladder disease, did not significantly change left ventricular mass index or diastolic function in pre –heart failure structural heart disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

SGLT2i in Acute Heart Failure, The Earlier The Better? SGLT2i in Acute Heart Failure, The Earlier The Better?
Ileana Pi ña interviews Zachary Cox, PharmD, about the DICTATE-AHF trial on the initiation of the SGLT2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, early in acute heart failure decompensation.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Job-Related Stressors Tied to Increased CHD Risk in Men Job-Related Stressors Tied to Increased CHD Risk in Men
Male workers experiencing both job strain and an effort-reward imbalance in areas such as salary and promotion have double the risk for coronary heart disease, observational research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Emerging Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Women Emerging Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Increased awareness of new and underrecognized risk factors can reduce the trend of cardiovascular disease among women, according to a cardiologist.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Kidney Screening Appears Useful in Young Adults Kidney Screening Appears Useful in Young Adults
Adults aged 18-39 years had a significant prevalence of subclinical kidney dysfunction that linked with a higher CVD event rate in a retrospective analysis of 8.7 million Canadian adults.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news

STEMI Trial Fails to Support Post-PCI Anticoagulation STEMI Trial Fails to Support Post-PCI Anticoagulation
The randomized RIGHT trial, testing 48 hours of post-PCI anticoagulation in STEMI patients, failed to document either benefit or increased risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Sep 15 2023 This Week in Cardiology Sep 15 2023 This Week in Cardiology
theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 15, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Patisiran for ATTR Cardiomyopathy Gets FDA Panel Thumbs Up Patisiran for ATTR Cardiomyopathy Gets FDA Panel Thumbs Up
An FDA advisory committee voted 9 to 3 that the benefits of patisiran outweigh the risks for ATTR cardiomyopathy, but many questioned whether the benefit is clinically meaningful.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

FDA OKs LimFlow for Serious PAD, Reroutes Blood Via Veins FDA OKs LimFlow for Serious PAD, Reroutes Blood Via Veins
The transcatheter stent-like device diverts arterial flow to the lower-extremity venous system to treat ' no-option ' patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news

Should Clinic BP Be Routinely Measured Lying Down? Should Clinic BP Be Routinely Measured Lying Down?
Adults who experience hypertension while supine have a higher risk of adverse CVD events independently of their BP while seated, suggesting CVD may be missed if BP is measured only when seated upright.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news