Cardiology
News
Time to prescribe sauna bathing for cardiovascular health?
"Increased cardiac output is one of the physiologic reasons sauna is good for heart health."
News
FDA OKs low-dose colchicine for broad CV indication
“The FDA approval of colchicine for patients with atherosclerotic disease is a huge signal that physicians need to be aware of inflammation as a...
News
Aspirin warning: Anemia may increase with daily use
“We found that low-dose aspirin also increased the risk of anemia during the trial, and this was most likely due to bleeding that was not...
Conference Coverage
Upping CO2 does not benefit OHCA patients: TAME
“These out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients are a very diverse group, and it may be possible that some patients could have benefited from...
News
Syncope not associated with increased risk for car crash
“This study doesn’t say there’s no relationship between syncope and subsequent crash, just that our current practices, including current driving...
News
Rehabilitation improves walk test results for post–pulmonary embolism patients with persistent dyspnea
In patients with persistent dyspnea following a pulmonary embolism, rehabilitation should be considered as a treatment option.
News
Depression drives metabolic syndrome
The association between baseline depression and development of metabolic syndrome was strongest for those with severe depression.
News
Support for minimally invasive mitral valve repair: Mini Mitral published
“Mini-thoracotomy may appeal to patients because the procedure is less disfiguring than sternotomy. The early (6-week) benefit, albeit small and...
News
Alcohol may curb stress signaling in brain to protect heart
“There is no safe level of alcohol consumption. We see cancer risk even at the level that we see some protection from heart disease. And higher...
Commentary
The cardiopulmonary effects of mask wearing
Clearly, this study lets us conclude that mask wearing at rest has less of an effect than mask wearing during exercise. But remember that, in...