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Hearts in Extreme Heat; Pandemic's Heart Transplant Policies; Entresto Titration

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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was a predictor of poor outcomes after noncardiac surgery. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Cardiovascular deaths tend to go up on exceeding 90°F in the U.S. (Circulation)

Statin users tended to have in Chinese adults at high atherosclerotic risk. (JAMA Network Open)

Could statins really be associated with a greater risk of ? (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Outside high-income countries, more still translates to greater risk of cardiovascular disease. (JAMA Cardiology)

Surveys reveal wide variation in attitudes and policies for heart transplantation . (Journal of Cardiac Failure)

Cytokinetics says the FDA is asking for more data on before it can make a decision on approval for this selective cardiac myosin activator.

Right ventricular dysfunction on echocardiography can be telling of a heart failure patient's ability to of sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto), an Italian study found. (ESC Heart Failure)

In people with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis and polyneuropathy, cut serum transthyretin and helped with neuropathy symptoms in the NEURO-TTRansform trial, AstraZeneca announced.

A Cleveland Clinic group reports that a minimalist approach can be applied to , too. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Meta-analysis confirms a to have high negative predictive value for ruling out obstructive heart disease in people presenting with chest pain. (JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging)

The benefit of ticagrelor (Brilinta) and aspirin for secondary prevention dropped off after the first week of therapy among , according to a secondary analysis of CHANCE-2. (JAMA Neurology)

Clinicians attest to disrupted cardiology services in , due to the ongoing war. (European Heart Journal)

Across several developing countries, the switch did not help pregnant women lower their gestational blood pressure. (Hypertension)

A computer program may help track which rehab exercises best help stroke survivors . (PLOS Digital Health)

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