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
Statin Reduced Risk of Heart Disease in People With HIV
(MedPage Today) -- BRISBANE, Australia -- The cholesterol-lowering agent pitavastatin (Livalo) as primary prevention reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among people living with HIV, the randomized REPRIEVE trial showed... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
A Code Blue While Dressed in Red
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This story is from the Anamnesis... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease
(MedPage Today) -- New American guidelines for chronic coronary disease (CCD) modify management considerations for a heterogeneous group that includes people with or without angina, a history of coronary revascularization, and previous acute coronary... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVR
(MedPage Today) -- Need for a pacemaker after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a self-expanding device was both common and impactful for mortality, but the risk appeared to be modifiable, international registry data... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
'Exciting' siRNA Therapy for Hypertension Passes First Hurdle
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with hypertension successfully dialed down their angiotensinogen levels and had lasting reductions in blood pressure (BP) following one injection of an investigational small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy, according... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Whether Once a Day or Once a Week, Any Exercise Still Counts Against CVD
(MedPage Today) -- As long as people got their weekly recommended moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), it didn't matter if they did it on a "weekend warrior" schedule or more regularly throughout the week, a study found.
Device-measured... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Large Medtronic ICD Recall; Paclitaxel PAD Devices in the Clear; Carpal Tunnel & HF
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 350,000 Medtronic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators are under Class I recall for potentially producing low-energy shocks, according to the FDA.
Another FDA alert... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Half-Dose TNKase Holds Up for Pharmaco-Invasive Reperfusion in STEMI
(MedPage Today) -- When timely angioplasty is unavailable to older ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, a modified pharmaco-invasive reperfusion strategy could be reasonable, according to the STREAM-2 trial.
Half-dose tenecteplase... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Early-Pregnancy Serial BP Measurements Can Reclassify Risk of Preeclampsia
(MedPage Today) -- Taking into account worrisome blood pressure (BP) patterns by the 20th week of gestation, some women may have a higher risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) than risk factors alone would suggest, a retrospective... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Autoimmune Afib; Inappropriate ICD Shocks Down; Dissolving Cardiac Sensors
(MedPage Today) -- FDA approved expanded use of inclisiran (Leqvio) for primary hyperlipidemia atop its existing indications of atherosclerotic cardiovascular and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, Novartis announced.
An estimate gives... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
PURE Healthy Diet Sees Advantage by Promoting Whole-Fat Dairy for Heart Health
(MedPage Today) -- By counting whole-fat dairy as a protective food, the new PURE Healthy Diet score strengthened the relationship between healthy eating and heart disease in a large study.
For individuals with and without cardiovascular disease... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
'Overweight' BMI Not Tied to Higher Risk of Death, U.S. Data Suggest
(MedPage Today) -- A body mass index (BMI) in the overweight -- but not obese -- range was not independently associated with an increased mortality risk, a retrospective study relying on two decades' worth of National Health Interview Survey... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
