Cardiology
Conference Coverage
Tirzepatide cuts BP during obesity treatment
“The large effects on ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure raise the possibility that there may be important long-term benefits of [tirzepatide] on...
Conference Coverage
Statins boost glycemia slightly, but CVD benefits prevail
Meta-analysis of 23 trials confirmed statins raise glycemia and can trigger diabetes, but the effect pales compared with their CVD prevention.
Conference Coverage
First-line AFib ablation cuts risk of progression vs. drug therapy
Atrial fibrillation treated with ablation rather than drug therapy was less likely to progress to persistent symptoms in the PROGRESSIVE-AF trial...
Case Reports
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Masquerading as Chronic ITP
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) can present in a similar fashion and can be very hard to...
Conference Coverage
EHR-based thromboembolism risk tool boosted prophylaxis
A thromboembolism risk calculator in a hospital’s EHR led to a significant rise in appropriate thromboprophylaxis and a drop in thromboembolic...
News
‘Lucid dying’: EEG backs near-death experience during CPR
“Recalled experiences and brain wave changes may be the first signs of the so-called near-death experience.”
Conference Coverage
New trial suggests CV benefit with EPA: RESPECT-EPA
The open-label trial could add some support to findings from the REDUCE-IT study, which showed a reduction in cardiovascular events with high-dose...
Conference Coverage
Study sheds new light on RAS inhibitors’ role for advanced CKD
“The results of this trial will inform future clinical practice worldwide and guideline recommendations.”
Conference Coverage
Acute heart failure risk assessment in ED improves outcomes: COACH
Systematic risk assessment of patients with acute heart failure in the ED significantly cut their 30-day and 20-month cardiovascular...
Conference Coverage
Puzzling, unique ECG from pig-to-human transplanted heart
The postimplantation electrocardiogram from the first pig heart xenotransplantation resembled neither a pig nor a human ECG, with unknown...