In SPRINT, intensive systolic blood pressure lowering decreased natriuretic peptide levels but increased high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (cTn). (Circulation)
The medical community braces for harmful messaging about COVID-19 vaccines after Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced plans for another study on their links to myocarditis. (Orlando Sentinel)
As an alternative to high-intensity statin monotherapy for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, combination moderate-intensity statins with ezetimibe (Zetia) remained similarly helpful for the subgroup of people with diabetes mellitus in the RACING trial. (European Heart Journal)
Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) have disproportionately higher rates of eating disorders, a Norwegian study showed. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
General adiposity and central adiposity had different associations with the various major stroke types, according to a cohort study from the U.K. (JAMA Network Open)
How do socioeconomic factors play a role in following directions on medication adherence and diet modification for stroke survivors? (Stroke)
The obesity paradox applies to midterm survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). (JACC: Asia)
Five-year bioprosthetic valve deterioration, associated with worse clinical outcomes, favored patients who had had a self-expanding TAVR device placed in lieu of surgery. (JAMA Cardiology)
Valve-in-valve TAVR resulted in better short-term survival than redo surgery, according to a meta-analysis of observational studies. (Journal of the American Heart Association)
Incomplete revascularization, as assessed by an automatically calculated version of the SYNTAX score, was associated with unfavorable long-term outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)
Indiana-based interventional cardiologist Edward Harlamert, MD, is the subject of multiple malpractice lawsuits related to unnecessary cardiac procedures. (13WTHR)
Will N-acylpyrazoles be the next generation of oral anticoagulants? (European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
Grip strength, a measure of frailty, had prognostic value in people with advanced heart failure. (Journal of Cardiac Failure)
Over 4% of amiodarone users developed thyroid dysfunction by the end of the first year, and a higher dose was linked to a greater 5-year cumulative incidence. (EP Europace)
Short naps and limited hours of sleep at night were linked with cardiovascular disease. (Clinical Cardiology)
Research supports the gut microbiota-dependent metabolite phenylacetylgutamine as a potential therapeutic target for heart failure. (Circulation: Heart Failure)
Cardiologists respond to reports of a young man in India who died of a heart attack while watching “Avatar 2” in a movie theater. (Hindustan Times)
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