Cardiology
From the Journals
AHA statement flags CV risk of hormonal cancer therapies
The American Heart Association outlines cardiovascular risks associated with hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancer and provides...
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Post–COVID-19 cardiac involvement in college athletes much rarer than thought
A prospective registry with more than 3,000 COVID-19–positive athletes shows incidence of cardiac involvement of less than 1% with no adverse...
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COVID plus MI confers poor prognosis; 1 in 3 die in hospital
National registry data confirm the challenges and uniqueness of patients with STEMI and COVID-19, with atypical symptoms and ‘very high’ in-...
Guidelines
AHA statement on obesity emphasizes abdominal fat, AFib
Updated guidance on obesity and cardiovascular disease focuses on abdominal adiposity as a cardiovascular risk factor.
Conference Coverage
Cushing’s death rate ‘unacceptable,’ triple that of general population
Death rates among patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome have dropped since 2000 but are still threefold that of the general population.
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PTSD linked to ischemic heart disease
Retrospective cohort study results show a significant association between PTSD in female veterans and increased risk for incident ischemic heart...
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Transgender hormone therapy linked to blood pressure changes
BP elevations in transgender males and a subset of transgender females are seen before and soon after gender-affirming hormone therapy initiation...
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Pneumonia risk soars in heart failure patients, especially HFpEF
An analysis of two large trials found that patients with heart failure have an elevated risk of pneumonia and related adverse cardiovascular...
News
How some COVID-19 vaccines could cause rare blood clots
Six cases of a rare but serious event in patients who got the J&J vaccine are being reviewed.
News
Medtronic recall of almost 240,000 ICDs is class I, FDA says
The recall applies to implantable defibrillators, with and without resynchronization pacing, that are at apparent risk for premature and possibly...
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Remote cardio visits expand access for underserved during COVID
In a cross-sectional study of more than 170,000 ambulatory cardiology visits, patients using remote visits were more likely to be Asian, Black, or...