Cardiology
News
FDA grants praliciguat Fast Track Designation for HFpEF
Enrollment for a phase 2 trial in HFpEF patients continues.
Conference Coverage
Pregnancy boosts cardiac disease mortality nearly 100-fold
MUNICH – Registry data from more than 5,700 women with cardiac disease who became pregnant provide insight on complication rates.
Conference Coverage
Danish endocarditis strategy halved hospital days
MUNICH –
From the Journals
Children born from ART at increased risk of developing arterial hypertension
Assisted reproductive technologies may hold some risks for the children born because of these advances.
From the Journals
Statins aren’t preventive in elderly unless they have diabetes
Statins for primary prevention may benefit older patients, if diabetes is present.
Latest News
Diclofenac’s cardiovascular risk confirmed in novel Nordic study
For the world’s most commonly used NSAID, the risk is real, according to 2 decades of Danish health data.
Conference Coverage
ATTR-ACT shows treatment breakthrough in amyloid cardiomyopathy
MUNICH – Tafamidis is the first-ever disease-modifying therapy for this rapidly progressive and underdiagnosed form of cardiomyopathy.
Applied Evidence
CV risk prediction tools: Imperfect, Yes, but are they serviceable?
CVD risk prediction tools have largely been used to determine the advisability of statin therapy. They might be better used to counsel patients...
Clinical Inquiries
Do statins alter the risk or progression of dementia?
EVIDENCE-BASED SUMMARY: No. Moderate-intensity statin therapy (with pravastatin or simvastatin) doesn’t prevent progression to dementia in...
Case Reports
24-year-old with history of smoking tobacco and cannabis • dyspnea • chest tightness
► History of smoking tobacco and cannabis
► Dyspnea
► Chest tightness
Audio
ESC 2018 in review
European Society of Cardiology Meeting in Munich