Reproductive Lifespan Linked to Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Reproductive Lifespan Linked to Cerebrovascular Disease Risk
Women with longer reproductive lifespans and greater exposure to endogenous hormones had lower white matter hyperintensity volume, a biomarker of cerebral small vessel disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Residential Move After a Heart Attack Raises Risk for Death Residential Move After a Heart Attack Raises Risk for Death
Moving to a new home after a heart attack is associated with increased risk for death or transition to a long-term care facility as an end-of-life measure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 29, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Factor XI Inhibitors: Promise of a Safe Anticoagulant? Factor XI Inhibitors: Promise of a Safe Anticoagulant?
The quest for an anticoagulant that can prevent cardiovascular events without bleeding is something of a holy grail in cardiovascular medicine. Could factor XI inhibitors be the long-sought answer?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
More Good News for Self-Administered Nasal Spray in PSVT More Good News for Self-Administered Nasal Spray in PSVT
The safety and tolerability of etripamil, an investigational nasal spray for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), are maintained in new data from the NODE-302 extension study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Empagliflozin Gets FDA Nod for CKD Without T2D or HF Empagliflozin Gets FDA Nod for CKD Without T2D or HF
The US Food and Drug Administration gave the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) a new indication for treating adults with isolated chronic kidney disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Nephrology News Alert Source Type: news
LDL-Lowering Tied to Lower First CVD Events in Patients 70+ LDL-Lowering Tied to Lower First CVD Events in Patients 70+
People 70 years of age and older taking LDL cholesterol-lowering therapy for primary prevention have the same reduction in major vascular events as their younger counterparts, new research confirms.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Don't Ask Patients for Donations, ACP Says Don't Ask Patients for Donations, ACP Says
Clinicians should avoid involvement in grateful patient fundraising, according to a new report from the American College of Physicians.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Managing Arrhythmias in Pregnancy: The State of the Art Managing Arrhythmias in Pregnancy: The State of the Art
The highly anticipated international multidisciplinary expert consensus statement from the Heart Rhythm Society provides comprehensive guidance on managing cardiac arrhythmias in both patient and fetus.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Trio Who Invented Eye Test Wins Lasker Prize Trio Who Invented Eye Test Wins Lasker Prize
' America ' s Nobel ' for medicine recognizes three researchers who developed optical coherence imaging, now widely used in ophthalmology.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Don't Assume Newer Is Better for All -- Randomize: FRAIL-AF Don't Assume Newer Is Better for All -- Randomize: FRAIL-AF
John Mandrola interviews the FRAIL-AF researchers who tested whether switching from a vitamin K antagonist to a direct-acting oral anticoagulant was safe in frail older adults with atrial fibrillation.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Sep 22 2023 This Week in Cardiology Sep 22 2023 This Week in Cardiology
Coronary calcium, cardiac arrest survival, Factor XI drug findings, APCs and a potential new board certification in cardiology are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week ’s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
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
