Common Sedative vs Afib; Fishbone Pierces Heart; Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 02, 2023
Sketchy Benefits With Corticosteroids Persist in Children's Heart Surgery An updated meta-analysis of the controversial practice shows no definite answers Apr 28, 2023
New Contender in Diet Rankings Puts Kibosh on Some 'Heart Healthy' Diets American Heart Association weighs in on popular diets Apr 27, 2023
Is There a Wrong Way to Take a Midday Nap? Duration of siestas associated with health outcomes Apr 26, 2023
Pre-CABG Statins a Dud; Peak Home BP; Patch vs Multi-Electrode Rhythm Monitors Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Apr 25, 2023
Babies Born Preterm or Large Have an Increased Risk of Afib in Adulthood Information on adverse birth outcomes may be important in future counseling Apr 24, 2023
Private Practice: The Good and the Bad Learn what it takes to set up a practice in this premiere of our series with Payal Kohli, MD Apr 21, 2023 video
Blood, Breast Cancer Survivors Stand Out for Heart Risks Over a Decade Later Research suggests cancer-specific precision monitoring and risk stratification Apr 19, 2023
NFL's Damar Hamlin 'Cleared' to Play, Confirms Commotio Cordis Dx Buffalo Bills safety has been working to promote legislation on AED access Apr 18, 2023
Electric Vehicle Chargers & CIEDs; Deadly Fistulas After Afib Ablation; Bony Strokes Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Apr 18, 2023
'Green' Mediterranean Diet Linked to Aortic Stiffness Reversal All healthy diets helped, but one had the biggest impact in post hoc trial analysis Apr 17, 2023
Standard-Dose DOAC Better for Kidney-Impaired Patients Meta-analysis of patient-level trial data argues against common underdosing strategy Apr 13, 2023
Do All Those Postmarket Device Modifications Add Up to Patient Harm? Cardiovascular devices lead the pack in having multiple iterations culminate in device recall Apr 12, 2023
ChatGPT Not So Great at Solving Complex Cardiology Cases But the tool performed well on cardiovascular trivia and answering patient questions Apr 11, 2023
Leadless Pacemakers in Kids; LVEF Measured by AI; Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Up Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Apr 11, 2023
Matching People to Specific BP Meds in a Sea of Antihypertensives Sizable differences in individual response to drugs in the PHYSIC trial Apr 11, 2023
Stroke Outcomes Provide Some Clarity on Kidney-Brain Connection Kidney dysfunction, kidney damage increase risks in different ways, say researchers Apr 07, 2023
Leading Causes of Death Hit Childhood Cancer Survivors Earlier But excess risk lowest in survivors with a healthy lifestyle Apr 06, 2023
Obesity Driven by Genes Less Harmful for the Heart? Twin study suggests a difference in CVD impact from becoming obese despite "good genes" Apr 06, 2023
Sleep Problems Tied to Increased Stroke Risk Long unplanned naps, poor sleep quality, apnea among red flags Apr 05, 2023
Balloon Pump Woes Worsen; Access to AEDs Act; DOACs and Epilepsy Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Apr 04, 2023
Exercise Doesn't Worsen Statin Muscle Symptoms Moderate walking program did not affect objective muscle injury measures or pain level Apr 03, 2023
Reversing Prediabetes Alone Doesn't Cut Mortality Risk Reduced risk only seen in physically active patients, Taiwanese study found Mar 28, 2023
How Many Steps a Day Keep the Grim Reaper at Bay? Hitting goal of 8,000 steps or more just 1 to 2 days a week tied to health benefits Mar 28, 2023
Coffee and Heart Function; Ionizing Radiation and CVD Also in TTHealthWatch: Testing for COVID in long-term care facilities Mar 25, 2023 podcast
Helping Patients Get Fit -- One Walk at a Time Cardiologist's "Walk with a Doc" program now has chapters in 37 countries Mar 24, 2023
Blood Thinner Recall; Marburg Cases Triple; E. Coli in Meat May Cause 500,000 UTIs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 24, 2023
Mood Disorders of Years Past Contribute to Stroke Risk for Some Study suggests causal role of depression, bipolar disorder in women Mar 22, 2023
Heart Failure's Obesity Paradox Falls Apart on Further Inspection Should some heart failure patients be advised to lose weight or shed fat? Mar 21, 2023
Bystander Defibrillation; More Balloon Pumps Recalled; Best Statin-Aspirin Combo Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 21, 2023
Small Gains in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Track With Improved Longevity Change of just 1 MET tied to longer (or shorter) life Mar 20, 2023
Optimizing Meds to Reduce CVD Risk in Diabetes; New Agent for Cholesterol Also in TTHealthWatch: heart disease risk factors in adults Mar 18, 2023 podcast
Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report Mar 16, 2023
Cardiometabolic Changes in Early Life Favor Girls Sex differences in atherogenic lipids emerge by young adulthood in metabolomics study Mar 15, 2023
Entresto for Pre-Heart Failure; Afib and Dementia; DIY 12-Lead ECG for Patients Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 14, 2023
Economic Impact of Obesity; Tap Water Burns Also in TTHealthWatch: low-risk prostate cancer in the U.S. Mar 11, 2023 podcast
Statin Users Show LDL Doesn't Come Close to Telling Whole Story of ASCVD Residual inflammation is important factor of cardiovascular risk Mar 07, 2023
Elite Athletes With Genetic Heart Disease Can Still Play Ball With a comprehensive return-to-play protocol, most athletes played again, researchers say Mar 07, 2023
Troponin-Sensing Wearable; Keto Diet's Heart Risk; COAPT at 5 Years Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 07, 2023
Full-Dose Anticoagulation Again Favored for COVID Admissions Despite failures, FREEDOM trial supports mortality advantage in general ward use Mar 07, 2023