One Class of Antidiabetic Linked With Lower Kidney Stone Risk
(MedPage Today) -- One class of glucose-lowering agent may help lower the risk of kidney stones in adults with type 2 diabetes, a cohort study suggested.
Adults who newly started on an SGLT2 inhibitor had a 31% lower risk of nephrolithiasis compared... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 29, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) made a big push for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion in updated guidelines for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (Afib).
In this document, concomitant... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 28, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
FFR-Guided PCI Saves $$ Clamping Down on Unnecessary Stents in MI Patients
(MedPage Today) -- As a stricter gatekeeper to nonculprit lesion intervention in people with acute myocardial infarction (MI) going for complete revascularization, fractional flow reserve (FFR) guidance was projected to save medical costs and increase... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 26, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More?
(MedPage Today) -- Thinner retinal layers were associated with a long list of major diseases, including pulmonary and cardiac disorders, according to a phenotypic and genomic analysis.
Among the many diseases, each standard deviation of thinner... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 26, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Drug Repurposed for Infant With Congenital Hyperinsulinism
(MedPage Today) -- A 4-month-old with congenital hyperinsulinism responded well to off-label treatment with a breast cancer drug, researchers reported.
A newborn presented with severe congenital hyperinsulinism due to homozygous deletion of the... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 25, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- Ibuprofen again failed to improve short-term outcomes when used to close patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in newborns, the placebo-controlled Baby-OSCAR trial showed.
Administered parenterally a few days after infants were born... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 24, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
AI Tool Predicts PCI Outcomes; Shellfish Blood Clotter; Persuasive CAC Scan Images
(MedPage Today) -- Researchers developed the BMC2 artificial intelligence-based models for predicting death and complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). (European Heart Journal)
A single bolus of recombinant staphylokinase... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 24, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Afib Detected After Stroke: Link to Recurrent Events Questioned
(MedPage Today) -- Cryptogenic stroke survivors who went on to get an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) had a similar risk of recurrent stroke whether or not any atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) ever turned up on monitoring, an observational study... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 22, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
'Tootsie Roll' Introduced for Leaky Transcatheter Heart Valves
(MedPage Today) -- Operators reported the initial success of a novel transcatheter technique for treating complex paravalvular leaks (PVLs) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) in... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Lives Prolonged for Longtime CRT-D Users With Heart Failure
(MedPage Today) -- Eligible heart failure patients with a wide QRS complex spent more time alive after use of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) compared with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), according to... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 17, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapy Falls Short on Stroke Outcomes
(MedPage Today) -- Bone marrow-derived allogeneic stem cell therapy shortly after ischemic stroke did not improve outcomes at 90 days, a phase II/III randomized clinical trial known as TREASURE found.
The rate of excellent outcomes -- a composite... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 17, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Medical Cannabis-Arrhythmia Link; Watch Out for Lipoprotein(a); New SAVR Alternative
(MedPage Today) -- Medical marijuana was associated with an elevated risk of new-onset arrhythmia in a Danish population with chronic pain. (European Heart Journal)
Severe drug-induced QT prolongation was fairly common in patients taking one of... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 16, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Shows Benefit for Progressing Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- Argatroban could revive the practice of acute anticoagulation for reducing disability after stroke, based on the EASE trial from China.
In patients with acute ischemic stroke and early neurological deterioration, urgent application... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
BP Tracking Undergarment; COPD Exacerbations & HF Events; Hemolysis After PFA
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the algorithm for continuous blood pressure monitoring for the SimpleSense wearable garment, Nanowear announced. (FierceBiotech)
Occlutech announced FDA approval of its ASD Occluder for transcatheter closure... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Health Record Trigger Boosted Screening for Primary Aldosteronism
(MedPage Today) -- An electronic health record (EHR) best-practice advisory helped identify candidates for primary aldosteronism (PA) screening, a prospective quality improvement study found.
Out of a pool of 57,334 adults with hypertension seen... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
