Cardiology News

• NAFLD May Predict Arrhythmia Recurrence Post-AF Ablation The presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease adds a further modifiable target for preablation medical optimization, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, August 13, 2020
• ACC Panel Defines, Advises on Heart Failure With 'Recovered' EF The expert panel has issued a consensus document to help bring attention to the 'new' class of heart failure and provide information on management and treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, August 12, 2020
• Sarcoidosis May Raise Long-term Risk of Heart Failure and Death Patients with sarcoidosis have an increased risk of heart failure and other adverse outcomes, including all-cause mortality, according to a decade-long nationwide Danish study.
  Medscape Medical News, August 12, 2020
• Election 2020: What Exactly Is Joe Biden's Healthcare Plan? The 2020 presidential election is less than 90 days away. Healthcare is more important than ever. What are Biden's plans that will affect physicians and patients?
  Medscape Medical News, August 12, 2020
• Malnutrition Surprisingly Common in ACS, Transcends BMI It was also strongly associated with poor prognosis years after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome in a large observational study from Spain.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2020
• Comparison of Mask Types Finds Key Differences in Filtration N95 masks that are well past their expiration date or have been used and re-sterilized are acceptable alternatives to standard new single-use N95 masks, a new study shows.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2020
• Troponin Helps Risk-Stratify Heart Disease Patients Incorporating troponin testing into risk algorithms for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease reclassifies about 12% of patients into a more appropriate risk group, a new study shows.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2020
• Hypertension Often Untreated in Patients With History of Stroke A study found that uncontrolled high blood pressure along with considerable undertreatment of the condition were prevalent in individuals with a history of both hypertension and stroke.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2020
• Is the Kidney Merely a 'Bystander' When it Comes to COVID-19? A new study adds another piece to the confusing jigsaw that is COVID-19 and kidney injury; researchers now suspect any renal damage is a by-product of the effect of SARS-CoV-2 elsewhere in the body.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2020
• Candesartan May Improve Cognition Independent of Blood Pressure The angiotensin receptor blocker was associated with superior neurocognitive outcomes compared with lisinopril in older adults with hypertension and mild cognitive impairment in a new randomized study.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2020
• Vast Underdiagnosis of Monogenic CV Disease in Cath Referrals Most such patients with a heart-disease-linked gene variant and who showed clinical signs of the disease did not receive a diagnosis in a study said to support a broader role for genetic screening.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2020
• Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study 'There's a lot less risk to getting the vaccine than contracting the virus,' said Coe, 74, a retired cardiologist. 'The worst thing that can happen is if I get the placebo.'
  Kaiser Health News, August 10, 2020
• AHA Statement Recommends Dietary Screening at Routine Checkups Poor diet is the "number one" risk factor for heart disease, but most clinicians don't discuss it. A new statement advocates routinely incorporating brief dietary screening tools into patient visits.
  Medscape Medical News, August 07, 2020
• 'Doubling Down' on Hydroxychloroquine QT Prolongation in COVID-19 Patients had progressively longer QT intervals with hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin but also frequently received other drugs that had QT-prolonging effects in a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, August 07, 2020
• Guidance Covers Glycemia in Dexamethasone-Treated COVID-19 The latest document from the COVID-19 response group of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists is a response to the recent RECOVERY trial.
  Medscape Medical News, August 07, 2020
• AHA on Cannabis: No Evidence of Heart Benefits, but Potential Harms The statement from the American Heart Association indicates that evidence for a link between cannabis use and cardiovascular health remains unsupported. Various cannabis formulations are addressed.
  Medscape Medical News, August 07, 2020
• SGLT2 Inhibitors Have a Breakout Year First indicated for type 2 diabetes, the benefits proven during the past year have thrust the drug class into the top tier of potential treatments for cardiac and renal disease.
  Medscape Medical News, August 07, 2020
• Anti-Affirmative Action Paper Blasted on Twitter Now Retracted An inflammatory paper that flew under the radar when it published in JAHA in March -- but got some major heat on Twitter earlier this week -- is now retracted.
  Medscape Medical News, August 06, 2020
• Cardiac Device Interference Risk 'Low' With Smartphones, Watches Patients are often warned that smartphones might interfere with CIEDs, but a new study suggests low risk with newer cardiac devices and newer smart technologies.
  Medscape Medical News, August 06, 2020
• Discharge Diuretics Cut HF Readmissions, Aren't Always Prescribed A prescription for loop diuretics after HF hospitalization may go further than often appreciated. It improved clinical risk, not just symptoms, in a study said to be worthy of influencing guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, August 06, 2020