Better TAVR Systems Credited for Drop in Vascular Complications Better TAVR Systems Credited for Drop in Vascular Complications
But such complications remain common, so there ' s still room for improvement, suggests a registry study n which they were associated with death, stroke, and rehospitalization over the next year.Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - November 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Spike 14% Amid Heat WavesOut-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Spike 14% Amid Heat Waves
Heat waves significantly increased the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, especially in the elderly, but did not affect cardiac arrests with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 13, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Smoking May Cause CV Disease by Raising HR: Genetic AnalysisSmoking May Cause CV Disease by Raising HR: Genetic Analysis
In contrast, smoking effects on blood pressure may have little to do with smoking-related CV risk, suggest multiple combined analyses of 23 studies, including a Mendelian randomization analysis. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 23, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Pathogenic Gut Flora Tied to Heart-Failure SeverityPathogenic Gut Flora Tied to Heart-Failure Severity
The "leaky-gut" concept isn't new in HF, but research now puts it in a different light by showing it can affect disease severity. In other research: hope for treatments aimed at gut microbiotia. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
FDA Clears LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator for Pediatric UseFDA Clears LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator for Pediatric Use
LifeVest is indicated for certain children who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, but are not candidates for an implantable defibrillator. FDA Approvals (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news
Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories 2015Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories 2015
In what is becoming an annual tradition, Dr John Mandrola reviews his top 10 stories of 2015 in the field of cardiovascular medicine. theheart.org on Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Expert Column Source Type: news
Resuming Antithrombotics for AF Safe After a Halt for GI BleedResuming Antithrombotics for AF Safe After a Halt for GI Bleed
More evidence is called for, caution researchers, but after patients recover from the bleed, "restarting or modifying" antithrombotics to a single agent seems safe and improves outcomes, say researchers. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
FDA Lifts Final Regulatory Restrictions on RosiglitazoneFDA Lifts Final Regulatory Restrictions on Rosiglitazone
The FDA pulls the plug on its prior risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for rosiglitazone-containing type 2 diabetes medicines. News Alerts (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Alert Source Type: news
Patients With Kidney Disease a Blind Spot in Most CV TrialsPatients With Kidney Disease a Blind Spot in Most CV Trials
They're excluded from most cardiovascular procedure, device, and drug trials, a study finds; yet it's "nearly inevitable" specialists will see patients with both CV and kidney disease in daily practice. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 8, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
FDA: Guidewires for Rotablator Atherectomy Catheter Recalled FDA: Guidewires for Rotablator Atherectomy Catheter Recalled
After receiving three serious adverse-event reports, including one patient death, from the wires fracturing and separating from the system, the company has recalled 600 units in the US. News Alerts (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - December 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news
ROCKET AF Reveals Higher GI Bleeding Rates With RivaroxabanROCKET AF Reveals Higher GI Bleeding Rates With Rivaroxaban
"Patients with GI bleeding didn't have higher HAS-BLED scores compared with those who did not bleed, and they had the same CHA2DS2-VASc scores as well," say researchers about another of their findings. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - November 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Reconciling SPRINT and ACCORD: Dr Marc Sabatine InterviewedReconciling SPRINT and ACCORD: Dr Marc Sabatine Interviewed
Dr Michelle O'Donoghue interviews Dr Marc Sabatine about the practice-changing SPRINT clinical trial from AHA. theheart.org on Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - November 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Hypertension Affects VTE TooHypertension Affects VTE Too
Dr Goldhaber discusses some changes we may see in the incidence of MI, stroke, DVT, and PE if the medical community were to accept and adopt the new blood pressure targets studied in SPRINT. theheart.org on Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - November 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
ECG Challenge: The Usefulness of PVCs, Part 2ECG Challenge: The Usefulness of PVCs, Part 2
What is the rhythm in an ECG depicting wide QRS regular tachycardia? Medscape Cardiology (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - November 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Case Challenge Source Type: news
More Happy Coffee News, This Time From Massive Cohort StudiesMore Happy Coffee News, This Time From Massive Cohort Studies
Researchers show an inverse relationship between intake of coffee, including decaf, and all-cause and CV mortality in pooled cohorts from three major long-running observation studies. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - November 18, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
