Stopping Tirzepatide Led to Weight Gain, Trial Shows
(MedPage Today) -- After discontinuing the weight-management injectable tirzepatide (Zepbound), most patients had a hard time keeping the weight off during the phase III SURMOUNT-4 trial.
People on a maximum tolerated dose of tirzepatide (10 or... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
High-Altitude Mountain Trips Can Be Tolerated Despite Pulmonary Hypertension
(MedPage Today) -- Stable patients with pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) tolerated travel to high altitudes fairly well with frequent monitoring and supplemental oxygen therapy provided as necessary, a field study found.
Despite the perceived... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Statins and CKD; Farxiga's Limited Symptom Improvement; Stop Wasted TNKase
(MedPage Today) -- The prevalence of lower extremity artery disease was an estimated 9.7% around the world, reaching a high of 14.5% in South-Central Asia. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
Removal of race stratification did not improve... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections: Treatment Recommendations Still Unheeded
(MedPage Today) -- Consensus recommendations for spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) have been applied inconsistently despite increasing awareness of this condition, according to a meta-analysis.
Observational studies showed significant... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk for Diabetes Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Taking glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes was associated with greater reductions in colorectal cancer (CRC) risk compared with several other diabetes medication classes, a nationwide cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
JAK Inhibitor Preserves Beta-Cell Function in Early Type 1 Diabetes
(MedPage Today) -- A Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor helped preserve beta-cell function in people with recent-onset type 1 diabetes, the phase II BANDIT trial found.
Meeting the study's primary endpoint, daily baricitinib (Olumiant) maintained a... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Inappropriate Aspirin Use Continues, Research Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Some patients may be taking aspirin inappropriately, two single-center retrospective studies found.
In the first study, conducted at general medicine units at an academic medical center, 93 of 225 patients... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 6, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Cost Hurdles Can Keep Patients From Accessing GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs for GLP-1 receptor agonists pose serious barriers to patients prescribed these drugs for type 2 diabetes and other indications, two single-site studies showed.... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Win for Vegan Diet; Injectable Balloon Catheters OK'd; OAC Options After Failed DOAC
(MedPage Today) -- Do people with a family history of cardiovascular disease have a particular need to consume more eicosapentaenoic/docosahexaenoic acids? (Circulation)
A healthy vegan diet held a cardiometabolic advantage over omnivorous eating... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pharmacists Can Spur Switch to Recommended Drugs for Diabetes Patients With CVD
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A pharmacist-led intervention using notes in the electronic health record (EHR) proved effective for convincing primary care providers to switch veterans with diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) to... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
High Blood Pressure in Babies Linked to Adult Atherosclerosis
(MedPage Today) -- The link between childhood blood pressure (BP) and adult atherosclerosis appeared stable going all the way back to infancy, suggesting that efforts to prevent arterial thickening may be beneficial starting at the earliest life... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
VTE Risk After Joint Replacement: Does Anticoagulant Choice Matter?
(MedPage Today) -- Among younger patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement, whether they received aspirin versus direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) did not seem to affect their risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following surgery, a large... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Rude Awakening on Trying to Keep Donor Hearts Usable With Common Hormone Infusions
(MedPage Today) -- Giving unstable brain-dead heart donors intravenous levothyroxine did not lead to more hearts being transplanted, a randomized trial showed.
In hemodynamically unstable potential donors, administering the thyroid hormone supplement... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pulsed Field Ablation Eyed Cautiously for Coronary Spasms
(MedPage Today) -- During pulsed field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), the additional creation of mitral isthmus ablation lines often led to vasospasm of the neighboring left circumflex artery, early data suggested.
Coronary... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 29, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Tomato-Blood Pressure Link; Afib and Neuroticism; Nerve Stimulation for POTS
(MedPage Today) -- People with more tomato consumption tended to have a lower risk of hypertension. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
In stroke patients with large infarct core volumes, baseline ASPECTS score did not predict outcomes... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
