Cardiology
Feature
COVID vaccine preprint study prompts Twitter outrage
The authors’ conclusions about rates of myocarditis after COVID vaccine in boys aged 12-17 years are attacked for supposedly stoking antivaccine...
Conference Coverage
Texts boost activity, quality of life in patients with heart failure and diabetes
From the Journals
Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer cardiovascular events, more so with RYGB
A retrospective analysis of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy suggests the former may be more protective
Case Reports
75-year-old man • fatigue • unintentional weight loss • anemia • Dx?
► Fatigue
► Unintentional weight loss
► Anemia
Conference Coverage
PRESERVED-HF: Dapagliflozin improves physical limitations in patients with HFpEF
From the Journals
Cavernous gender gap in Medicare payments to cardiologists
The differences persisted after adjustment for physician experience and subspecialty, number of charges submitted, unique billing codes used, and...
Conference Coverage
Are ESC’s new heart failure guidelines already outdated?
It was hard not to think of the upcoming presentation on EMPEROR-Preserved, with its potentially profound impact on HF management, when new HF...
From the Journals
Study gives bleeding risk estimates for VTE patients on anticoagulants
New research provides best available estimates of long-term bleeding risk with different anticoagulants, authors say.
Feature
Feds slap UPMC, lead cardiothoracic surgeon with fraud lawsuit
The whistleblower suit alleges fraudulent billing tied to concurrent surgeries and ‘longstanding, knowing, and egregious violations of the public...
Pearl of the Month
Case: Patient with statin-associated muscle symptoms
What treatment recommendation would you make for this patient?
Conference Coverage
‘Quadpill’ bests monotherapy for initial BP lowering: QUARTET
The study emphasizes the importance, potential benefits, and simplicity of low-dose BP-lowering drugs combined in one pill, as part of a strategy...