Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Scarce in Type 2 Diabetes Particularly so for racial/ethnic minority populations Dec 17, 2021
Virgil Abloh's Cardiac Angiosarcoma The fashion designer's death due to this rare form of cancer took the world by surprise Dec 15, 2021
Wide Racial Gap for Diabetes Tech Use Among Medicare Patients Insulin pump and CGM use significantly lower among black patients Dec 15, 2021
Post-Stroke Epilepsy Treatment May Influence Mortality All-cause death lowest in people taking lamotrigine Dec 13, 2021
Digital HTN, Diabetes Monitoring Program a Boon for Patients Program reports growth and better outcomes Dec 09, 2021
AHA Abstract Under Fire; Cardiology Bullies; An Acupuncture Needle Where?! Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 07, 2021
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Strategy Safely Reduces Chest Imaging Clinical gestalt plus D-dimer and two sets of clinical factors was non-inferior in clinical trial Dec 07, 2021
The U.S. Can Learn From the World's Salt Problem Most countries struggle to reduce sodium intake, but interventions abroad have helped Dec 06, 2021
Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate Findings persist even after accounting for cardiovascular disease Dec 03, 2021
The Right Ventricle Still Matters in LVAD Patients Right heart failure signaled trouble ahead in the Intermacs registry Nov 29, 2021
In America, the Average Young Adult Is Now Overweight Young adult BMI rose to over 27.5 in 2017-2018 Nov 23, 2021
Weight Loss Win for Weekly Injections of Novel Amylin Agent in Early Trial Cagrilintide at least on par with liraglutide after 26 weeks Nov 18, 2021
Bentracimab on Point as Fast-Acting Ticagrelor Reversal Agent "Immediate and sustained" benefit, interim REVERSE-IT analysis found Nov 17, 2021
Mom's High BP Not a Driver of Offspring's Cardiometabolic Woes in Adulthood Mendelian randomization analysis supports greater role of environmental factors Nov 17, 2021
Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Sets the Stage for a Safer Anticoagulant Milvexian shows promise in preventing vein clots after total knee replacement surgery Nov 16, 2021
Potent Antiplatelet Not a Good Idea for Moderate COVID-19 ACTIV-4a trial suggests harm for hospitalized patients outside the ICU Nov 16, 2021
Hospitalized Acute HF Patients See Clinical Benefits With Empagliflozin EMPULSE results support early start for the SGLT2 inhibitor, but more data needed, expert says Nov 16, 2021
Blood-Based Biomarkers Prove Mettle in Liver Disease Diagnosis Data part of initiative to qualify biomarkers to help diagnose fibrosis or NASH Nov 15, 2021
Peak VO2 Improved After Beta-Blocker Withdrawal in Some HFpEF Patients Beta-blockers may not benefit HFpEF patients with chronotropic incompetence Nov 15, 2021
Vascepa Succumbs as COVID Treatment in 'Underpowered' Trial Purified fish oil didn't help SARS-CoV-2-positive outpatients Nov 15, 2021
Aspirin Flops Again for Dementia Prevention ASCEND trial sides with ASPREE, but can't rule out some potential benefit Nov 15, 2021
Stem Cells Don't Prevent Acute Heart Failure Events DREAM-HF trial does hold some positive signals, though Nov 15, 2021
Some Good News for Curious Afib Patients Looking to Find Their Own Triggers Presumed Afib triggers put to the test in n-of-1 studies Nov 14, 2021
PALACS: A Win for Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for Post-Op Afib Trial offers good news for patients getting coronary, aortic valve, and aortic surgeries Nov 14, 2021
Two Anticoagulants -- When Used Correctly -- Similarly Protective Against Dementia GIRAF trial tested warfarin versus dabigatran in older Afib patients Nov 14, 2021
Coffee Causes This One Arrhythmia, Trial Shows Overall mixed results in the CRAVE randomized trial Nov 14, 2021
Tricuspid Repair Boosts Mitral Valve Surgery Outcomes Randomized trial supports combined surgery for moderate regurgitation Nov 13, 2021
Delaying Surgery Hurts Patients With Silent Aortic Stenosis Early aortic valve replacement wins in AVATAR trial Nov 13, 2021
Early CABG After Stopping Ticagrelor is Possible -- But is It Ready for Prime-Time? RAPID CABG shows non-inferority of shorter wait; expert advises caution for real-world practice Nov 13, 2021
Antibiotics Slow Down Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kids GOAL trial supports screening Nov 13, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 2021
Pecans Appeared to Help Control Lipids in At-Risk Patients Fasting and post-meal cholesterol showed improvement, study found Nov 10, 2021
Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed Nov 08, 2021
DCBs for the Coronaries: Early Victories for New Drug Coatings Researchers eye next gen drug-coated balloons despite lack of FDA OK for use in PCI Nov 07, 2021
Gastrointestinal Damage Nearly Universal With Antiplatelet Use After PCI Noninvasive endoscopy in OPT-PEACE reveals surprises about GI effects of antiplatelets Nov 07, 2021
Pulmonary Pressure Monitoring Helps HFpEF Too GUIDE-HF substudy supports similar benefits across the ejection fraction spectrum Nov 07, 2021
Is LAA Closure With Amulet Less Leaky? Two studies, IDE and SWISS-APERO, come to disparate conclusions Nov 07, 2021
Paired Anti-Obesity Drugs May Help Teens Shed More Weight After Metabolic Surgery But phentermine/topiramate dose could be limited by side effects, researcher says Nov 07, 2021
