AirPods-Pacemaker Risk; Not Enough Valve Interventions; Baby-Shaking Cardiologist Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 01, 2022
Salt in Fizzy Tablets Linked to Heart, Death Risk Warning signals seen for fast-acting acetaminophen and other drugs Feb 24, 2022
Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues Feb 18, 2022
Intensive Dental Care on Shaky Footing for Cardiovascular Prevention Stroke survivors fared similarly with regular treatment for gum disease Feb 09, 2022
DAPT De-Escalation Carves Out a Role After Heart Attack PCI More to consider than standard versus short DAPT Feb 07, 2022
Gestational Diabetes Tied to Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks Chronic comorbidities partly explain risk, researcher says Feb 04, 2022
Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds The Skeptical Cardiologist asks clinicians and patients to take note Jan 17, 2022
Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Less Heart Risk in RA, Lupus Current use of the antimalarial especially was particularly associated with less thrombosis Dec 28, 2021
AHA Abstract Under Fire; Cardiology Bullies; An Acupuncture Needle Where?! Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 07, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 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
Short DAPT Just as Good for High-Bleeding Risk Stenting After MI MASTER-DAPT is "good news" on a the key clinical concern Nov 07, 2021
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
Surgery Keeps Edge Over Contemporary Stenting for Multivessel CAD Large noninferiority margin still not enough in FAME 3 trial Nov 04, 2021
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Takes Heavy Toll on Public Health Annual disability-adjusted life years analysis rarely applied to SCA, researcher says Nov 01, 2021
A CAC Score of 0 Is Not a Clean Bill of Heart Health Plaques can still be present if symptoms are involved, especially in young people and women Oct 27, 2021
CPR on a COVID Patient: Not a Moment to Waste Looking for PPE Updated AHA guidance says resuscitation should not be delayed by mask availability Oct 14, 2021
Anesthesiologists May Edge Out Nurses for Rapid Response Outside the ICU Physician-led teams at Cleveland Clinic tied to declines in cardiac arrests, death Oct 12, 2021
Some Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Long-term use of enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications raises risk Oct 04, 2021
Gender Differences Seen With CV Prevention in Diabetes Clues from post-hoc analysis of the REWIND trial Oct 01, 2021
FDA Probes LAAO; Dairy Fat's Heart Benefit; Repatha OK'd for Pediatric HeFH Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 28, 2021
Better Late Than Never for Revascularization in STEMI Favorable outcomes for latecomers presenting up to 2 days after symptom onset Sep 20, 2021
Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting Sep 08, 2021
Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit Aug 30, 2021
Faster Not Better in Getting Cardiac Arrest Patients to the Cath Lab Brain injury is the bigger worry for most people, trial finds Aug 30, 2021
Mineral Oil Likely Accounts for Some -- But Not All -- of Vascepa's ASCVD Benefit Danish study fans the flames of REDUCE-IT controversy Aug 29, 2021
Polypills Ready for Prime Time in Large Swaths of People, Researchers Say Question now is how to implement fixed-dose combo therapy in clinical practice Aug 29, 2021
Edoxaban: A Mixed Bag for TAVR Patients Needing Anticoagulation Weighing positive efficacy data against excess GI bleeds Aug 28, 2021
Loop Recorder Often Finds Major Arrhythmias in Risky Group Post MI Serious events common in group with an LVEF of 36% to 50% and autonomic dysfunction Aug 27, 2021
Heart Failure Again Takes Center Stage at ESC EMPEROR-Preserved, new guidelines, and more to come Aug 26, 2021
Sorensen's PFO Closure Saga; Long QT and Pregnancy Loss; Another LAA Occluder OK'd Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 17, 2021
Pot Smokers Face Distinct Risks After Coronary Procedures But could marijuana use be associated with fewer cases of acute kidney injury? Aug 16, 2021
Another Bioresorbable Stent Hits a Snag Did troponin elevations affect performance of Svelte stent? Aug 06, 2021
Are Hemoglobin Cutoffs for Anemia Outdated? A growing call for WHO criteria to be tightened Aug 06, 2021
Inotrope Showdown Leaves No Winner in Cardiogenic Shock Long-awaited head-to-head comparison of milrinone and dobutamine Aug 04, 2021
CV Risk in PsA: Do Drugs Matter? Study weighs in on heart safety of TNF inhibitors versus other biologics Jul 19, 2021
Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emerge Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events Jul 14, 2021
