Adenovirus May Trigger Thrombocytopenia, Thrombosis, Case Studies Suggest
(MedPage Today) -- In rare cases, symptomatic human adenovirus infection may trigger a life-threatening prothrombotic anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4) disorder resembling vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), according to a report... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Use of ART Did Not Harm Moms' Long-Term Cardiovascular Health
(MedPage Today) -- Women who conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) did not have worse long-term cardiovascular outcomes, according to a large Nordic registry-based study.
Between those who gave birth with and without ART, risk... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Red State Loses Key Cardiologist; Semaglutide Reduces CVD Risk; Pregnancy OK in HCM
(MedPage Today) -- The director of the only pediatric heart transplant program in Louisiana, a married gay man, says he is relocating to New York for a better LGBTQ+ environment. (Advocate)
Once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) reduced major... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Wegovy Cuts Major Heart Risk; Rising Healthcare Violence; Carcinogen at Missile Base
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Novo Nordisk said its obesity drug semaglutide (Wegovy) cut the risk of a major cardiovascular event by 20% in people with overweight or obesity and a history of... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Prenatal Screening Sets Up Younger Babies for Heart Defect Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Even with the arrival of mandatory newborn screening for congenital heart defects (CHDs), prenatal diagnosis was tied to younger age at corrective surgery, a retrospective found.
From 2015 to 2021, the first heart surgery at... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Surveillance Still Not an Option for Many With Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism
(MedPage Today) -- Only a narrow pool of outpatients with acute subsegmental pulmonary embolism (PE) may be candidates for structured surveillance without anticoagulation based on current guideline restrictions, a retrospective study found.
At... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 3, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality
(MedPage Today) -- Outcomes after high-risk elective surgery did not have a clear relationship with a hospital's local competitive landscape, a study using nationally representative Medicare data suggested.
Hospitals in the highest-competition... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
WHO Endorses Polypills; SAVR Valve Recall; Bronny James Recovering
(MedPage Today) -- The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines added three polypills for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Low-dose aspirin failed to reduce ischemic stroke among older adults in a secondary analysis of ASPREE... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Cardio Risk in RA: Not Just Heart Attacks and Strokes
(MedPage Today) -- Rates of aortic stenosis were almost 50% higher in U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relative to other individuals in the Veterans Affairs health system, researchers found.
Incidence rates for aortic stenosis were... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors?
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Videos of health buffs sporting continuous glucose monitors (CGMs... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Kombucha Shows Potential Diabetes Benefit in Small Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Drinking kombucha helped improve blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a randomized, controlled pilot trial.
After drinking the fermented tea for a month, participants saw a significant reduction... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Troponin Could Play Larger Role Predicting Risk in Stable CAD
(MedPage Today) -- Already established for the assessment of people with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), cardiac troponin also predicted coronary events in people with symptoms suggestive of stable angina, the MICA group showed.
Sampled... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 31, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Albuminuria Testing Falling Short in Patients at Risk for CKD
(MedPage Today) -- Many cases of albuminuria may be missed in the U.S. due to lack of testing among patients at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), a cohort study suggested.
Examining electronic health records for nearly 200,000 patients with... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Bronny James, Son of NBA Star LeBron James, Stabilized After Cardiac Arrest
(MedPage Today) -- Bronny James, a University of Southern California (USC) freshman and son of NBA star LeBron James, reportedly had a cardiac arrest on Monday morning while training with his basketball team, but has since been stabilized.
The... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Dual Biomarker Rule-Out for MI; Subclinical Afib in HF; Serum ALP & Postpartum VTE
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is recommending that healthcare providers, laboratory personnel, and facilities consider alternative products amid the recall of the Quidel Triage Cardiac Panel.
The AROMI trial has made a case for accelerated dual marker... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
