Cardiology News

• SCAI 2022 SAFE-PAD Shows Long-Term Safety of Paclitaxel Devices A large study of Medicare claims found no evidence of harmful outcomes associated with drug-eluting stents and balloons for up to 6 years.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Vascular Risk Factors for Dementia Vary With Age New data show that vascular risk factors that influence dementia risk vary by age, suggesting the need for age-specific dementia scores vs the current one-size-fits-all approach to dementia risk prediction.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• SCAI 2022 No-Implant Interatrial Shunt Remains Patent at a Year A no-implant interatrial shunting procedure showed improved wedge pressure and quality of life for up to 3 months in heart failure recipients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Experts Endorse Plant-Based Diet for Type 2 Diabetes Remission As a primary intervention, diet can achieve type 2 diabetes remission in many adults with normal or elevated BMI, and should be a plant-based, high-fiber diet, says a new consensus statement.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• EAS 2022 Could Neutrophil Counts Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes? A new study using Mendelian randomization appears to confirm that increased neutrophil counts are causally linked to higher coronary artery disease risk, potentially offering a novel treatment target.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Cabergoline Improves Metabolic Status in Hyperprolactinemia A single-center, observational study suggests that 6 months of treatment with the dopamine agonist cabergoline improves cardiometabolic measures in patients with a prolactinoma and hyperprolactinemia.
  First Look, May 25, 2022
• Physicians Divided on Abortion, LGTBQ+ Rights: Survey Like other Americans, physicians' views on the major social issues of the day are more nuanced than it sometimes appears, according to a new survey.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Small Study Finds No Obvious Physical Causes for Long COVID However, experts caution against thinking of long COVID as having only subjective criteria and point out study limitations. Larger trials over time are necessary to get a true picture, they say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
• COVID-19 May Cause Lasting Damage to Multiple Organs A prospective study finds cardio-renal inflammation, reduced lung function, and impair-ments in physical and psychological function after COVID-19 hospitalization.
  Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
• ESC-HF Paradigm-Challenging HF Treatment Hopeful in Early Trial A proposed nerve-ablation technique that questions dogma in heart failure management yielded promising short-term results in a small observational series.
  Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
• Surgeon General: 'Significant Burden' Driving Healthcare Burnout New advisory calls on public and private stakeholders and community partners to address the root causes of burnout among healthcare workers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
• How Can We Assess and Aid Physical Function in Long COVID? A proposed evaluation includes assessments of fatigue-related symptoms and of respiratory symptoms, depending on which are predominant in the patient.
  Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
• The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• SGLT-2 inhibitors as First-Line Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes? Real-world study finds heart failure hospitalization reduction compared to metformin but not MI, stroke, or overall mortality, and greater genital infection risk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• EuroPCR 2022 ACURATE neo2 Paravalvular Leaks Plummet vs Predecessor New real-world registry data comparing the redesigned valve to the first-generation ACURATE neo suggest that small changes can lead to big improvements.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• ESC-HF Moderate to High Alcohol Use May Push 'Pre-HF' Into Clinical HF Also, no protection was evident at any alcohol-intake level among STOP-HF trial participants who were initially at risk for heart failure but without echocardiographic signs of the disease.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• EuroPCR 2022 Mixed Interim Results for Combination Imaging in CABG Patients The GREECE study is investigating whether use of noninvasive coronary CT angiography can reduce use of invasive angiography when making treatment decisions for patients with previous bypass surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• ESOC 2022 Thrombolysis Safe in Stroke Patients on Oral Anticoagulants A new observational study finds IV thrombolysis for acute stroke is safe for patients receiving direct oral anticoagulant therapy, prompting researchers to ask if current guidelines should be changed.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• ESC-HF Voice-Analysis App Promising as Acute-HF Early Warning System It could potentially help guide heart failure therapy to avert acute decompensations, researchers say. 'But of course, we have to show that now in larger and randomized clinical studies.'
  Medscape Medical News, May 21, 2022
• How to Manage Drug Interactions With Paxlovid for COVID Some drugs can be held or reduced for the 5-day course. IDSA has published an online guide. Availability in pharmacies has greatly increased in recent weeks.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022