Cardiology
Feature
Popularity of virtual conferences may mean a permanent shift
Within a half hour of the ACC’s opening session of its virtual conference, nearly 13,000 people had logged on from around the world.
Conference Coverage
Cardiogenic shock rate soars in COVID-positive ACS
In-hospital mortality was quadrupled in COVID-positive STEMI patients.
Conference Coverage
Experts tout immediate quadruple therapy for HFrEF patients
Recent evidence cemented four drug classes as foundational pillars of HFrEF treatment. The answer to how to start them: immediately and all at...
Conference Coverage
NACMI: Clear benefit with PCI in STEMI COVID-19 patients
Angiography fell off but door-to-balloon times haven’t suffered, even with the pandemic, according to initial results from the North American...
From the Journals
Entresto halves renal events in preserved EF heart failure patients
The PARAGON-HF trial of sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction didn’t meet its primary outcome but...
Commentary
Choose wisely
Here are 5 more recommendations from the Choosing Wisely list of tests and treatments to avoid ordering for your patients.
From the Journals
Female cardiac advantage essentially lost after MI
The protective effect against coronary heart disease that women have for an initial event was not maintained for recurrent CHD events including...
Conference Coverage
T2D treatments create tension between glycemic and cardiovascular goals
Recent society guidelines clash on whether metformin or newer drug classes should start first when treating patients with type 2 diabetes.
Applied Evidence
Primary prevention of VTE spans a spectrum
High mortality from VTE makes primary prevention appealing. Guidelines and assessment tools offer a variety of patient-specific strategies and...
Feature
Adrenal vein sampling looms as choke point for aldosteronism assessment of hypertensives
Imaging’s surprising unreliability for finding unilateral adrenal adenomas leaves pricey and hard-to-run adrenal vein sampling the only option.
From the Journals
AHA issues new scientific statement on heart health for LGBTQ adults
The AHA urges routine check of cardiovascular health and efforts to combat discrimination in the health care setting for LGBTQ adults.