Cardiology News

• Half Abandon Metformin Within a Year of Diabetes Diagnosis Multiple factors blamed for the drop-off, while improved communication, follow-up, and medication adjustment advised as remedies.
  Medscape Medical News, August 03, 2021
• Repeat TAVR Central to Aortic Valve Disease Lifetime Strategy "When you put in a TAVR in a 65-year-old, they will come back at about age 75, and then what do you do? We are at the dawn of understanding and refining repeat TAVR after the failed first valve."
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2021
• COVID-19 an Independent Driver for Heart Attack and Stroke COVID-19 independently raises the risk for acute myocardial infarction and stroke, according to the largest and most detailed analysis of the association to date.
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2021
• HRS 2021 Oral Contraceptives, Sans Beta Blockade, Raise SCD Risk in LQTS All women with congenital LQTS on progestin-only oral contraceptives should also be taking maximally tolerated beta blockers, say researchers who are studying the same issue in drug-induced LQTS.
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2021
• Modest Calorie Cut Plus Exercise May Improve Vascular Health When it comes to dieting in older patients who are also exercising, more intense calorie restriction is not necessarily better for heart health, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2021
• ADA 2021 Testosterone Therapy for Hypogonadism With Diabetes? Nonrandomized 12-year data do not provide hard conclusions about testosterone benefit vs risk for men with low T and diabetes; one RCT has been published, but the jury is still out on safety.
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2021
• HRS 2021 Prefer DOACs Over Aspirin After Ventricular Ablations: STROKE-VT Cerebrovascular protection was far better on DOACs after catheter ablation for VT or extrasystoles in the trial. There might be changes some operators can make to lower the risk even further.
  Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2021
• Family Doctors Omit Tests for Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes US primary care physicians are not properly checking patients with type 2 diabetes for chronic kidney disease nearly as often as they should, meaning many miss getting a timely diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2021
• Influencer Dies Seeking Treatment for Underarm Sweating "Ideally, what you're doing is you're heating up the sweat glands and the underarms and destroying them," says Adam Friedman, MD.
  WebMD Health News, July 30, 2021
• Nearly Half of Female Surgeons Surveyed Lost a Pregnancy "Pregnant surgeons should not be operating more than 12 hours a week when they are in the third trimester," one author said. "That is a modifiable risk factor."
  Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2021
• ACC Issues Decision Pathway for Hypertriglyceridemia Management A new decision pathway for the management of hypertriglyceridemia has been issued by the American College of Cardiology.
  Medscape Medical News, July 29, 2021
• Certain Gut Bacteria Tied to Lower Risk of Diabetes Greater gut microbial diversity and abundance of 12 types of butyrate-producing bacteria may hinder the development of type 2 diabetes, a population-based study in the Netherlands hints.
  Medscape Medical News, July 29, 2021
• Even 10 Minutes of Exercise Beneficial After ICD Implantation Significant reductions in hard clinical outcomes shown in a new study reiterate the 'profound' underutilization of cardiac rehabilitation, observers say.
  Medscape Medical News, July 29, 2021
• Advanced Imaging Trumps Time of Onset for EVT in Stroke A new analysis highlights the importance of using advanced imaging to identify patients who might benefit from late-window stroke therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, July 29, 2021
• 'Shocking' Early Complications From Teen-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Almost two thirds of study participants had at least one diabetes complication in young adulthood, around 15 years after diagnosis. A handful died, including one from heart attack and one due to kidney failure.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2021
• ESC-HFA 2021 HF Med Cornucopia Center Stage in Upcoming ESC Guideline: Preview It has a simple answer to a seemingly complex issue: how to merge the newly approved with mainstay drug therapies. And it conditionally OKs meds in a group long without guideline-directed options.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• Cognitive Deficits Linked to CV Risk Factors in Diabetes Hyperlipidemia and hypertension, although not hyperglycemia, were associated with measurable cognitive impairment in patients who had had diabetes for an average of only 4 years, according to a substudy of the GRADE trial.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• Direct Oral Anticoagulants: Competition Brought No Cost Relief Medicare Part D spending for oral anticoagulants has risen by almost 1,600% since 2011, while the number of users has increased by just 95%, according to a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• Moderate Drinking Protective After MI, Stroke in 'Flawed' Study Light to moderate alcohol intake might protect against repeat CVD events, although flaws in the analysis preclude any firm conclusions, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• Are You at Legal Risk for Speaking at Conferences? Attorneys say participants who sign agreements to speak at conferences should be aware of all their rights and responsibilities.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021