Medical Cannabis-Arrhythmia Link; Watch Out for Lipoprotein(a); New SAVR Alternative Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 16, 2024
COVID Vax and Blood Clots; Cancer Rise in Young Adults; Corpse-Abuse Charge Dropped Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΔΎΉΟΦ±²₯ staff Jan 12, 2024
BP Tracking Undergarment; COPD Exacerbations & HF Events; Hemolysis After PFA Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 09, 2024
HCM Drug Hopeful; Pre-Cardiac Cath Fasting in Doubt; Way to Visualize LAAO Issues? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 02, 2024
Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse Jan 01, 2024
Nuclear Tracer Shortage; Weighing Post-Ablation OAC; Fix for Biased AI Tools? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 26, 2023
HeartMate 3 Safety Concerns; First Cath Lab Standards for Kids; Single-Shot PFA Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 19, 2023
Statins and CKD; Farxiga's Limited Symptom Improvement; Stop Wasted TNKase Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 12, 2023
More Awareness Needed of Heart Events Tied to Breast Cancer Drugs, Experts Say Myriad clinical manifestations of cardiotoxicity must be diagnosed, treated promptly Dec 08, 2023
Win for Vegan Diet; Injectable Balloon Catheters OK'd; OAC Options After Failed DOAC Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 05, 2023
VTE Risk After Joint Replacement: Does Anticoagulant Choice Matter? Large claims-based study provides some answers Dec 01, 2023
Tomato-Blood Pressure Link; Afib and Neuroticism; Nerve Stimulation for POTS Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Nov 27, 2023
High-Sensitivity Troponin Test May Overestimate Risk in PE On the other hand, conventional assays did predict a complicated course in acute PE Nov 22, 2023
OCEANIC-AF Trial Sunk; Second Renal Denervation Device Approved; Strep-Stroke Link? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Nov 21, 2023
Apixaban Prophylaxis Fails to Reduce Clots in Pediatric ALL However, it may benefit children at increased risk of thrombosis Nov 20, 2023
Alteplase Not Harmful in NOAC Users, Even in a More Bleeding-Prone Cohort No excess brain bleeds in an Asian population receiving lytic therapy for stroke Nov 20, 2023
Alleged Stroke Trial Misconduct; Ultrasound Tx for Severe AS; Farxiga's eGFR Drops Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Nov 15, 2023
No Aspirin Needed After LVAD, ARIES-HM3 Trial Says Warfarin does a good enough job alone without adding aspirin Nov 11, 2023
First Treatment Approved for Genetic Clotting Disorder Adzynma indicated as prophylactic or on-demand enzyme replacement therapy in cTTP Nov 10, 2023
Another Xenotransplant Death; Many Unaware of HF Diagnosis; Full-Body TAVR Protector Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Nov 07, 2023
Rampant Stent Overuse; Hot Tub Heart Risks Revisited; Cardiologist Runs for Office Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Oct 31, 2023
Extravascular ICD OK'd; Win for Million Hearts; SGLT2i Struggles at EF>60% Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Oct 24, 2023
CT for Endovascular Tx; Aortic Dissection Patch; Rape Trial for Denver Cardiologist Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Oct 17, 2023
Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
Pulmonary Embolism During COVID Infection a Deadly Mix 20% of patients with both died during pandemic's first year versus 7% of those with PE alone Oct 09, 2023
Fast-Acting Spray for PSVT; Undiscounted Entresto's Value; CTCA-Aided Angiography Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Oct 03, 2023
New Cardiology Board to Come; 2nd Pig-Heart Xenotransplant; Uric Acid as Stroke Tx? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 26, 2023
Another Win for Biomarker-Driven Thromboprophylaxis for Patients With Cancer Threefold risk reduction with enoxaparin in high-risk gastrointestinal, lung cancers Sep 21, 2023
FXI Inhibitor Cuts Bleeds in Afib; COAPT Extends to Real World; AI Stroke Triage Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 19, 2023
ERS Roundup: Cell Transplant Boosts Lung Function in COPD Patients Plus: idrevloride for primary ciliary dyskinesia and ultrasound for pulmonary embolism Sep 15, 2023
Upfront Ezetimibe in ACS; New Watchman LAA Occluder OK'd; Low-Cost FH Genotyping Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 12, 2023
Beneficial Produce Scripts; Aortic Dissection Deaths Up; New Opioid & Cardiac Arrest Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 05, 2023
Cancer Therapy's Lower-Limb Blood Clots Better Treated With Long Anticoagulation A year of DOAC therapy did not result in significantly more bleeds in ONCO DVT trial Aug 29, 2023
OCT Angioplasty Win; Congenital Defect Found in Bronny James; Gene Tx for Angina Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 29, 2023
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
Clot Risk Factors Emerge for Cancer Patients With COVID-19 Immunotherapy in particular linked with 45% higher risk of VTE in hospitalized patients Aug 17, 2023
Women on the Pill Have Comforting CVD Outcomes Years Down the Line Oral contraceptive use not tied to excess cardiovascular disease, mortality Aug 11, 2023
Adenovirus May Trigger Thrombocytopenia, Thrombosis, Case Studies Suggest First reports of an anti-PF4 disorder associated with an adenovirus infection Aug 09, 2023
Surveillance Still Not an Option for Many With Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism Few patients actually eligible for alternative to anticoagulation Aug 03, 2023
Autoimmune Afib; Inappropriate ICD Shocks Down; Dissolving Cardiac Sensors Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jul 11, 2023
