Cardiology News

• ACC 2021 Advent of hs-Troponins in ED Didn't Lead to Cascades of Testing US arrival of the high-sensitivity assays expanded use of a few tests, but hospitalization and some big-ticket services and procedures didn't go up or may have actually declined, two reports suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Alert FDA Warns Cell Phone, Smart Watch Magnets Affect Medical Devices The agency issued the warning after its own testing confirmed that magnets in some electronic devices can interfere with the operation of implanted medical devices.
  News Alerts, May 13, 2021
• New AHA Statement on Aortic Stenosis in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with chronic kidney disease and aortic stenosis have distinctive epidemiological and pathophysiological characteristics, presenting diagnostic and management challenges, a new statement says.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Anticoagulation in Advanced Dementia Needs 'Rational Strategy' A new study has highlighted the need for more information on the net clinical benefit of anticoagulation treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced dementia at the end of life.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Doctors Prescribe Fewer Statins in the Afternoon Statins tend to be prescribed less often to patients at risk for heart disease during afternoon rather than morning visits, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Transplant Recipients Remain Vulnerable to COVID-19 After Vaccination The antibody response after two doses is improved over one dose, but many transplant recipients remain at risk of COVID-19 infection even after full vaccination.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Finerenone Scores 2nd Pivotal-Trial Success in DKD Top-line results from FIGARO-DKD showed significant benefit for the primary endpoint of cardiovascular death and nonfatal cardiovascular disease endpoints in type 2 diabetes, Bayer reports.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• ACC 2021 AHA/ACC Guidance on Ethics, Professionalism in Cardiovascular Care A consensus report provides advice and tools to address conflicts of interest, racial, and ethnic and gender inequities, and to improve diversity, inclusion, and wellness in the cardiovascular community.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• Recurrent Stroke 'Alarmingly High' With Carotid Web Ischemic stroke patients with a carotid web – a protrusion in the carotid artery – have unacceptably high rates of recurrent stroke and may need more intensive secondary prevention, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• ECO 2021 Herbal and Dietary Weight Loss Supplements: No Evidence They Work Two reviews show that any weight loss effects of herbal and dietary compounds are minimal at best; there needs to be tighter regulation of the supplement industry, say the researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• Novo Nordisk Recalls Insulin Product Samples in US Nearly 1500 samples of the company's insulins are being voluntarily recalled due to improper storage.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• SCAI 2021 ISCHEMIA Trial Population Reflects Small Slice of US Practice Patients in the landmark trial represented a fraction of patients with stable heart disease undergoing revascularization in a national cath lab registry.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• SIRS 2021 Lipid Profile May Predict Conversion to Psychosis Measuring levels of fatty acids, phospholipids, and sterols in erythrocyte membranes may help predict which ultra-high-risk patients will experience conversion to full psychosis, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• Changes in Primary Care Could Improve Blood Pressure Outcomes Operational changes are linked to improvements in smoking and blood pressure outcomes in primary care practice settings, new research indicates.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• New Clues Show How the Immune System Fights COVID-19 Scientists have focused on antibodies the immune system makes to protect people from one part of the coronavirus spike, but now they report that antibodies can shield in other areas too.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• ACC 2021 Less Care for Young Women With Chest Pain in the Emergency Room? Younger women with chest pain were less likely than similar younger men to be triaged as urgent, get an ECG test, be seen by a consultant, or be admitted, in a study of US emergency rooms.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• NSAIDs Don't Make COVID-19 Worse in Hospitalized Patients In a British study, hospitalized patients didn't fare worse if they'd taken NSAIDs regularly before admission.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• ECO 2021 Vegetarians Have Better Cholesterol Levels, and More, Than Meat-Eaters People who follow a long-term vegetarian diet have better levels of a number of cardiovascular biomarkers than meat-eaters, with the greatest benefit seen in total and LDL cholesterol.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• Alert FDA Clears Cap Device for 'Smart' Insulin Pens for Diabetes The Bigfoot Unity System is comprised of a cap that attaches to insulin pens to provide CGM readings and dose recommendations for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who take multiple daily injections.
  FDA Approvals, May 11, 2021
• ACC 2021 Moderate Alcohol Tied to Lower Stress-Related Brain Activity, MACE Shining a light on this potential mechanism of reducing cardiovascular events may open doors to new therapeutics that can optimize stress reduction without the harmful effects of alcohol, a study hints.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021