Cardiology
From the Journals
AAP releases revised guidelines on screening, treatment of hypertension
Start measuring blood pressure annually at age 3 years.
Conference Coverage
New findings from first all-female TAVR registry
PARIS – Preprocedural atrial fibrillation is associated with bad outcomes at 1 year.
From the Journals
Air pollution seen acting on stress hormones
A novel study in China identifies several potential pathways between exposure and increased cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk.
From the Journals
Marijuana use triples risk of death from hypertension
“Cardiovascular risk associated with marijuana use may be greater than [that] already established for cigarette smoking.”
News
FDA approves first spironolactone oral suspension
After more than 50 years on the U.S. market, spironolactone is available in liquid form, bypassing the compounding pharmacist.
From the Journals
Childhood poverty sets stage for adult heart disease
By age 11, low socioeconomic standing takes a toll on children’s arteries.
Feature
Award for best hospital goes to … the Mayo Clinic
The U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2017-2018 includes the usual suspects, with the University of Michigan making a big move up the list...
From the Journals
Cardiovascular risk factors more common in girls
Among fourth and fifth graders, measures of aerobic capacity and body composition favored boys.
From the Journals
Stopping statins after stroke may up recurrent stroke risk
Nearly 20% of patients 3-6 months after a stroke, in a Taiwanese database, were not using statins. Read the findings of a large retrospective...
Case Reports
Active 46-year-old man with right-sided visual loss and no family history of stroke • Dx?
► Right-sided visual loss
► No family history of stroke
PURLs
Direct oral anticoagulants or warfarin for A fib?
A recent study evaluated the effectiveness of 3 direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. So which agents came...