Cardiology News

• US Boosts Virus Sequencing Efforts as More Variants Emerge Nearly $200 million has been added to sequencing efforts in the United States as experts monitor mutations and flag major problems from breakthrough infections and other concerns.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• Incidence of Cardiac Pathology Post-COVID in Pro Athletes < 1% In a cohort of almost 800 professional athletes with previous COVID infection, routine return-to-play screening showed signs of inflammatory heart disease in only 5.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• Carving Out a Niche for Low-Dose Edoxaban in Atrial Fibrillation The higher dose remains the standard, but a new ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 analysis puts the lower dose of the direct oral anticoagulation back in play.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• COVID-19: Antiplatelet Agents May Reduce Thrombotic Risk Severe COVID-19 patients have sustained platelet activation, likely contributing to thrombotic issues seen with the infection. Antiplatelet therapy such as aspirin may be of benefit, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• Call to Action on Obesity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 could have been avoided if obesity rates were lower; call for people with obesity to be included in priority lists for COVID-19 vaccination.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• AF Screening in Asymptomatic Older Individuals Shows Promise Use of a wearable continuous ECG monitor was well tolerated and increased AF detection tenfold compared to standard care in the randomized SCREEN-AF trial.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• HDL Mimetic Restores Kidney Function, Vision in Rare Disorder The HDL mimetic CER-001 may arrest the decline in kidney function and improve the vision of patients with familial lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, suggests a French case report.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• No Flu Season Will Affect Next Year's Vaccine Prep Low influenza case numbers are 'strikingly different' this year and will change the trajectory of next year's flu season and vaccine planning.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• New ASH Guidelines: VTE Prevention, Treatment in Cancer Patients The American Society of Hematology has issued new guidelines on the use of thromboprophylaxis for ambulatory patients receiving cancer chemotherapy who are at low venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• BMI, Age, and Gender Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Antibody Response Study finds that older and heavier men have lower antibody responses to the Pfizer mRNA vaccine than do younger, leaner, and female recipients.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• Delirium Common, Costly After Mitral, Tricuspid Valve Repair The incidence was similar to that seen after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and, likewise, associated with worse outcomes in a cohort of elderly patients.
  Medscape Medical News, March 02, 2021
• Brain's Metabolic Run-up to Dementia Directly Linked to HTN Hypoperfusion by PET imaging in brain regions linked to cognitive function were independently related to preclinical carotid disease and CV risk score, particularly the hypertension component.
  Medscape Medical News, March 02, 2021
• Vitamin Sales Skyrocket in the Pandemic, but Buyer Beware The supplement market, valued at $48 billion in 2019, is projected to grow to $58 billion this year, but misleading claims take advantage of people trying new methods to improve health in a crisis.
  Medscape Medical News, March 02, 2021
• Some Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Have Major ECG Abnormalities Major ECG abnormalities were found in 13% of 8000 unselected patients with type 2 diabetes in a Dutch cohort. Hypertension, male sex, older age, and higher levels of A1C were linked with ECG abnormality.
  Medscape Medical News, March 02, 2021
• Ketone Supplementation: A Novel Intervention for CVD? Ketone bodies may provide protection against CVD, but the ketogenic diet might not be practical. Nutraceutical supplementation with ketone bodies could be an alternative, a new review suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, March 01, 2021
• Alert FDA: Recall of Medtronic HVAD Implant Kits Is Class 1 Some of the kits have been associated with a controller defect that could prevent the pump from promptly starting or restarting; doctors and patients have already been notified.
  News Alerts, March 01, 2021
• 'Doctor, I'd Like You to Change My Medical Record' As more patients are now able to access their medical records, physicians find that some are asking for changes. What to do if the request is unreasonable?
  Medscape Medical News, March 01, 2021
• Contrary to Popular Belief, Insulin Can Be Stored Outside Fridge In a study, insulin retained its potency in conditions in which the temperature oscillated between 25 and 37 degrees Celsius (77 to 98.6 Fahrenheit) during a 28-day period of use.
  Medscape Medical News, February 26, 2021
• Missed Visits During Pandemic Cause 'Detrimental Ripple Effects' Patients with chronic diseases are more likely to have postponed care because of COVID-19 precautions, a survey finds, and physicians are seeing the consequences.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2021
• Most Severe COVID Tied to Four Cardiometabolic Conditions The authors of a new study are calling for stronger public health lifestyle advice to minimize the risk for COVID-19 hospitalization.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2021