Cardiology
Conference Coverage
Cancer overtakes CVD as cause of death in high-income countries
PARIS – The balance is shifting because cardiovascular deaths are way down in high-resource nations.
Med Tech Report
A cigarette in one hand and a Fitbit on the other
For almost all adults, the most important habits to develop are still related to diet and exercise.
From the Journals
Native Americans appear to be at increased risk for AFib
Atrial fibrillation was significantly more common among Native Americans than in other racial and ethnic groups.
Pearl of the Month
Is carpal tunnel syndrome the tip of the iceberg?
Dr. Douglas Paauw presents a case involving a patient with no clear reasons for having clinical heart failure.
Conference Coverage
Patiromer allows more CKD patients to continue on spironolactone
PHILADELPHIA – After 12 weeks, 86% of the patiromer patients remained on spironolactone, vs. 66% of the placebo patients.
Latest News
Dapagliflozin approved for reducing HF hospitalization in diabetes
It is the first SGLT2 inhibitor approved in the United States for this indication in adults with type 2 disease.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves rivaroxaban for VTE prevention in hospitalized, acutely ill patients
The latest approval is based on results from the phase 3 MAGELLAN and MARINER trials, which included more than 20,000 patients.
From the Journals
Rivaroxaban trends toward higher thrombotic risk than vitamin K antagonists in APS
Patients who took rivaroxaban experienced almost two times as many thrombotic events as patients who took dose-adjusted vitamin K antagonists.
From the Journals
Short-term statin use linked to risk of skin and soft tissue infections
Use of statins was associated with increased risk of SSTIs at an average of 91, 182, and 365 days.
Feature
BP screening nearly universal among Medicare enrollees
Beneficiary snapshot looks at use of services and other key metrics.
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Congenital heart disease in children linked to increased autism risk
“To our knowledge, this is the only study in which there has been a comparison between [autism spectrum disorder] and multiple CHD subtypes,” the...