Early Cardiac Amyloidosis Still Bad News Without Treatment Observational study supports treating even asymptomatic patients Nov 16, 2022
Aortic Aneurysm Score Paves the Way for More Targeted Screening Could EHR data help narrow down candidates for imaging? Nov 15, 2022
Strong Showing for Novel BP-Lowering Drugs in Resistant Hypertension Aprocitentan targets the endothelin pathway, whereas baxdrostat blocks aldosterone production Nov 09, 2022
Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Pain Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care Nov 08, 2022
Anticoagulation Again Flops for Outpatient COVID-19 Largest-yet RCT shows no benefit for non-hospitalized symptomatic patients despite elevated risk Nov 08, 2022
Study Refutes Heart Health Claims of Dietary Supplements LDL cholesterol reductions with cinnamon, garlic, and others not on par with statin Nov 06, 2022
Mixed Results With Pemafibrate in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes No impact on CV events in PROMINENT; developer brings trial to an end Nov 06, 2022
Not So Cool After All: No CV Benefit With Lower-Temp Dialysate in Hemodialysis Some patients in MyTEMP trial even complained cooler dialysate was "worst possible feeling" Nov 06, 2022
Psilocybin for Depression; What's the Best Direct Oral Anticoagulant? Also in TTHealthWatch: hormone therapy to prevent chronic disease Nov 05, 2022 podcast
Empagliflozin Protects At-Risk Patients From CKD Progression Also cut risk for cardiovascular-related death and worsening kidney function Nov 04, 2022
Intensive Patient Education Primes Care-Seeking Attitudes for Acute MI Can education help reduce prehospital delays in heart attack care? Oct 28, 2022
Despite Exciting Newcomer Drugs, Uptake of HF Meds Still Meek Across Oceans U.S. not alone in slow initiation, low target-dose achievement, and early discontinuation Oct 14, 2022
Lower Entresto Doses Suffice in the Real World Reassuring findings for patients who don't tolerate the maximum ARNI dose Oct 10, 2022
Clopidogrel Recall; COAPT Score; Pediatric Cardiologist's Child Porn Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Oct 04, 2022
SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs Not Cost-Effective as First-Line T2D Agents Cost-effectiveness study compared lifetime costs with first-line metformin Oct 03, 2022
Urgency to Expand SGLT2i Use in HF Heightened by More DELIVER Data Analyses continue to support wider adoption of dapagliflozin, researchers say Oct 03, 2022
Keeping Plavix After Short DAPT: Bleeding Benefit Emerges a Few Years After PCI Antiplatelet strategy has good results in longer follow-up of SMART-CHOICE trial Sep 29, 2022
Dairy Reportedly Bad for the Heart -- But Don't Lump Milk and Cheese Together Different dairy products may have different health effects Sep 23, 2022
Making Low-Dose tPA Work for Japanese DOAC Users With Ischemic Stroke IV thrombolytics for these patients are accepted in some countries, but not the U.S. Sep 21, 2022
PCSK9 Inhibitor Passes Muster for LDL Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome Question now is whether routine early treatment will translate to better clinical outcomes Sep 20, 2022
Brief Anticoagulation Preserves Radial Artery After Catheter Access Trial shows promise of a short course of direct-acting oral anticoagulant Sep 20, 2022
PCI vs CABG: Does Age Inform Choice for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease? Swedish registry study contributes to ongoing controversy Sep 19, 2022
RDN Powers Through Another Off-Med Trial, Clinical Benefits Still Untested Plus, an apparent magnification of effect in SYMPLICITY HTN-3 Sep 19, 2022
Appointment Wait Times Continue to Rise Amid Concerns of Physician Shortages New survey finds that wait times increased by 8% across four specialties since 2017 Sep 16, 2022
Some Reassurance That a Cuffless BP Sensor Works Regardless of Body Fat, Skin Color Study of the Biobeats sensor prompted by concerns from the FDA Sep 11, 2022
Does the Picture of HTN Disorders in Children Vary by Age, Preterm Birth? Preliminary findings from an epidemiological study of pediatric hypertension Sep 11, 2022
Do Some ΔΎΉΟΦ±²₯ Need to Get Better at Documenting Hypertension in Patient Notes? Study finds settings where BP documentation is especially lax Sep 11, 2022
BP Lowering in Pregnant Women Continues to Take Shape Clinical guidance released, further studies planned in CHAP trial aftermath Sep 10, 2022
Pharmacist-Led Hypertension Clinics Able to Lower BP Within Weeks Broader implementation of programs hinges on state policies Sep 09, 2022
Self-Measured BP Struggles to Get Off the Ground During the Pandemic Lessons learned from the implementation of BP telemonitoring Sep 08, 2022
Inflammation a Culprit in Long COVID Heart Problems Prospective study illuminates mechanisms of lingering heart issues after mild COVID-19 Sep 08, 2022
Prescribing of Newer Diabetes Drugs Not Up to Snuff in Black Patients? Study among veterans suggests disparities in prescription rates for these type 2 diabetes drugs Sep 06, 2022
Milestone Reached for SGLT2 Inhibitor Aimed at Heart Attack Population Good signals in people with large acute MIs at risk of developing heart failure Aug 30, 2022
P2Y12 Inhibitors May Be the Better Option for Secondary Prevention in CAD Meta-analysis challenges central role of aspirin, researcher says Aug 30, 2022
Muscle Pain in Statin Patients Is Usually Not Caused by the Drug A meta-analysis pointed to a low incidence of drug-related pain Aug 30, 2022
Novel Factor XIa Inhibitors Show Promise for Bleeding Risk Preventing ischemic events is a less clear benefit Aug 29, 2022
Doubling Up on Heart Drugs May Delay Aortic Damage From Marfan Syndrome Meta-analysis settles the confusion around angiotensin receptor blockers Aug 29, 2022
Routine Stress Testing Didn't Offer Benefits to High-Risk Patients Post-PCI South Korean trial showed no improvement in clinical outcomes at 2 years Aug 28, 2022
High-Dose Flu Vaccine Promising for Mortality Benefits in Older Adults Danish pilot study lays groundwork for larger trial looking for better CV outcomes Aug 28, 2022
Extravascular ICD Gains Ground in Unfamiliar Territory Inappropriate shocks among early challenges of device therapy under the sternum Aug 28, 2022
