Low heart rate during exercise linked to future risk of AF
The study results raise the possibility that higher fitness levels in middle age, and the lower heart rate that comes with that, may have some trade-offs later in life. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
India poised to revoke pioglitazone ban
The Indian government's ban on pioglitazone may soon be revoked if the government follows the advice of the Drug Technical Advisory Board, which has recommended that pioglitazone be put back on the market. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Appropriate, but ignored? New echo study raises questions
In a retrospective review of all TTEs ordered at a Texas hospital, most were "appropriate," yet the majority had no impact on patient care. The study should "get a conversation started" on this discrepancy, the authors say. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Skipping breakfast ups risk of CHD in middle-aged men
A large, prospective analysis of close to 27 000 American male health professionals supports the common wisdom that it's important to eat breakfast. The risk is likely to be similar among women, a study author says. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Echo screening in asymptomatic adults has no mortality benefit
Screening asymptomatic middle-aged adults also failed to reduce the risk of MI or stroke. The results, say researchers, support existing clinical guidelines, which state echocardiography is not recommended for cardiovascular risk assessment in individuals without symptoms that warrant screening. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Progress with apoA-1 mimetic in regressing aortic-valve disease
More animal studies, this time in two mice models of calcific and fibrotic aortic valve stenosis, are boosting hopes that an HDL-based therapy may one day be a viable treatment for aortic valve disease. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Regular echo exams warranted to detect radiation-induced heart disease
A joint European-American consensus statement is the first to recommend an echo exam every five to 10 years in patients who have received radiotherapy to the chest for Hodgkin's disease or breast, lung, or esophageal cancer. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Progress with ApoA-1 mimetic in regressing aortic valve disease
More animal studies, this time in two mice models of calcific and fibrotic aortic valve stenosis, are boosting hopes that an HDL-based therapy may one day be a viable treatment for aortic valve disease. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Regularly breaking a sweat may protect against stroke
Asking "How often do you break a sweat?" is a simple way of more accurately assessing just how intensely patients are exercising, say the authors of a new study that linked sweaty exercise to a reduced stroke risk. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Aspirin often added to warfarin in AF without CAD, despite bleeding risk
An analysis suggests it happens about 40% of the time, even though vascular disease would have to be present to at least justify aspirin, according to guidelines. Even in AF patients with vascular disease, there seems to be no clear pattern explaining observed variation in aspirin use with warfarin in AF. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Diovan data-manipulation scandal touches Novartis in Japan
The past week has seen a number of new twists in the tale of a prominent Japanese cardiologist accused of fabricating and manipulating data and images for cardiology research later published in—then retracted from—a range of cardiology journals. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Type 1 diabetes ups CVD risk, even without renal disease
Study measures coronary artery calcification as a surrogate for subclinical cardiovascular disease and uses "state-of-the-art" glomerular filtration rate estimating equations. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Drug combo boosts neurologically intact survival after CPR
A combination of vasopressin, steroids, and epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation followed by daily steroids was associated with more than a doubling in the likelihood of being discharged with a neurologically favorable outcome. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Stress CT perfusion matches SPECT for detecting myocardial ischemia
Stress CT perfusion imaging using regadenoson resulted in a similar ability to detect or rule out myocardial ischemia, compared with the reference method, single-photon-emission CT imaging, in a phase 2 trial. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Elevated BP on the rise in US children aged eight to 17
The risk for elevated blood pressure among children aged eight to 17 years rose 27% during a 13-year period and was linked to obesity and excess sodium intake. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
