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Potassium Chloride Recall; Exercise vs Valve Disease; Cuffless Continuous BP Monitor

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Cardio Break over a computer rendering of a heart.

Over 100 batches of are being recalled because they are not dissolving correctly, which may lead to hyperkalemia that can ultimately cause cardiac arrhythmias and death in some cases, per an FDA alert.

And FDA also announced Abbott's recall of the -- requiring device correction, not removal from the market -- due to screen issues that may cause unintentional pump stop.

The annual number of cardiology clinic sites acquired by private equity surged from 0 in 2013 to , according to research highlighted by the American College of Cardiology.

Certain strains of gut bacteria seem to flourish in people and mice that have . (Gut)

The more moderate-to-vigorous exercise, the better the protection against such as aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, and mitral regurgitation. (European Heart Journal)

A worn on the wrist was able to calculate time-in-target-range of blood pressure (BP). (Frontiers in Medicine)

Novo Nordisk said that the BP-lowering agent had its phase III trial CLARION-CKD stopped early for futility in people with uncontrolled hypertension and advanced chronic kidney disease.

Many hypertensive people without cardiovascular disease were eventually able to without taking antihypertensive drugs, an observational analysis finds. (eClinicalMedicine)

Estimates suggest a four-fold increase in the number of with anticipated expanded eligibility criteria. (Stroke)

Worse adolescent cognitive function was associated with in an Israeli population-based study. (Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health)

Among people with atrial fibrillation (Afib), there was a greater risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations associated with . (Journal of the American Heart Association)

were found to contribute to one's risk of Afib. (JAMA Cardiology)

Women over 45 years old were if they had a history of four or more births, a history of infertility, or younger age at first birth. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

There are higher rates of , but this alone does not account for sex differences in coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes between sexes. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Researchers estimate that survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest can be improved by 34% with to first responders within the first 5 minutes. (JACC: Advances)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for 51˶, where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.