EARLY TAVR: Delaying Valve Replacement Increases Risk of Poor Outcomes sciprian@crf.org Mon, 04/07/2025 - 11:48 L.A. McKeown With surveillance, conversion to acute valve syndrome happened frequently and was linked to worse clinical...
Short activity breaks throughout the day together with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) every other day can counteract negative changes in heart health associated with a sedentary lifestyle. The study is published in the Journal...
The five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease are well known—smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and underweight or overweight/obesity. All increase the likelihood of heart ailments down the road.
The use of technology-based health solutions, such as fitness trackers, smartwatches and mobile health apps, has shown potential to help people improve management of their cardiovascular health.
New findings reveal a 22% higher stroke risk linked to periodontitis, spotlighting oral health as a key factor in preventing systemic disease. Medscape News UK
An Amsterdam UMC-led study has found that migrants, in this case from West Africa to Europe, experience a "clear change" in their microbiome composition compared to their non-migrant peers in West Africa, which exposes them to an...
A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use.
Each year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptured brain aneurysm, which means about one in 50 people might have one.
Because the trial ended up being underpowered, it did not show a benefit of intensive medical treatment, but there was a high rate of hospitalization in this population, which is not well understood. Medscape Medical News
Trials from the 2025 American College of Cardiology scientific sessions, including the WARRIOR, PROTECT TAVI, DAPATAVI, and SOUL are reviewed by John Mandrola, MD theheart.org on Medscape
Recognizing and detecting the signs that commonly precede sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) may help to prevent premature deaths, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, a scientific congress of the...
Technology's Role in Treating Severe AS with Sammy Elmariah and David Playford sciprian@crf.org Fri, 04/04/2025 - 13:14 Publish Date --> 2 days 14 hours ago Teaser --> Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, and David Playford, MD, PhD discuss the ways...
For patients with mainly mild posterior circulation ischemic stroke who do not receive thrombectomy, alteplase administered at 4.5 to 24 hours after onset results in higher frequency of functional independence at 90 days compared with...
Two plant-based diets were associated with similar survival benefits and low environmental impact, according to research presented at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Preventive Cardiology 2025.
CMS Releases Proposed Decision Memo for Tricuspid TEER sciprian@crf.org Fri, 04/04/2025 - 11:51 L.A. McKeown The recommendations are similar to those recently announced for TTVR, with the final NCD for T-TEER expected by July.
Women who have experienced preeclampsia have accelerated accumulation of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors compared with women who had pregnancies without preeclampsia according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology...
Showing patients props and other visual aids improves recall of information, motivates patients, said doctors who have expanded their ‘black bags.’ Medscape Medical News
DETECT-AS: Alert System Increase AV Replacement in Eligible Patients sciprian@crf.org Thu, 04/03/2025 - 16:41 Michael O'Riordan The “passive” notification led to more patients with severe AS undergoing valve replacement, but more can be...
Low neighborhood walkability is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research presented April 3 at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology. The...
FAIR-HF2: Another IV Iron Trial Fails to Impact Hard Endpoints sciprian@crf.org Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:09 L.A. McKeown While inconsistent dosing could have played a role, it still may be possible to identify the patients most likely to see...
Menopausal hormone therapy has been associated with increased risks for breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke — but are the risks worth the benefits? Dr Christopher Labos thinks so. Medscape Internal Medicine
In patients with heart failure, SGLT2 inhibitors after TAVI are associated with major risk reductions in a clinical trial that multiple experts are calling practice changing. Medscape Medical News
You may be familiar with the common signs and symptoms of a stroke: loss of vision, drooping face, weak limbs, and slurred speech. But what happens during the recovery phase, once a patient has spent time in the hospital and their brain...
Cardiac illnesses are among the trickier ones to manage in the limited time provided for many primary care visits, with common and easily dismissed symptoms often providing early signs of disease. Medscape Medical News
Atrial fibrillation diagnosed before age 70 years was associated with a 21% increased risk for dementia and a 36% increased risk for early-onset dementia in a large population-based study. Medscape Medical News
Patients with severe aortic stenosis had comparable rates of death or disabling stroke, but the lead investigator cautions against an 'irrational' rush to move to younger patients ahead of the data. Medscape Medical News
Nurses Can Be Pivotal in Post-ACS Secondary Prevention: ALLEPRE sciprian@crf.org Wed, 04/02/2025 - 16:47 Caitlin E. Cox Nurse-led efforts to provide patients with ongoing lifestyle advice, education, and other resources reduced MACE by 30%.
Cervical artery dissection is a tear in an artery in the neck that provides blood flow to the brain. Such a tear can result in blood clots that cause stroke. A new study has found almost a five-fold increase in the number of U.S....
When the body moves, it's harder for existing wearable devices to accurately track heart activity. But University of Missouri researchers found that a starfish's five-arm shape helps solve this problem.
RIVAWAR: Rivaroxaban as Safe and Effective as Warfarin for LV Thrombus in MI sciprian@crf.org Wed, 04/02/2025 - 13:25 Michael O'Riordan LV thrombus is less of an issue now thanks to primary PCI and antithrombotics, but it still occurs in...
Stress during the first years of life can have effects that last into adulthood. Less is known, however, about the possible inheritance of the consequences of early-life stress by the next generation. Now, scientists at the Centro...
The RESHAPE-HF2 and MATTERHORN Trials sciprian@crf.org Wed, 04/02/2025 - 11:56 Publish Date --> 4 days 13 hours ago Teaser --> Mamas Mamas, Stefan Anker, and Volker Rudolph talk about their studies of MitraClip for functional MR in...
LDL levels below 70 mg/dL are tied to a lower risk of developing dementia in general and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia in particular. Medscape Medical News
Blood pressure patterns observed in the first half of pregnancy, even among women without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), can identify women at greater risk of developing hypertension up to 14 years after giving birth....
Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe—and be noninvasively injected into the body.
Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines restricted aspirin to patients under 70, and more...
Use of antidepressants for 6 or more years is linked to an increased risk for sudden cardiac death, but it’s unclear if the risk is due to the antidepressants or other factors. Medscape Medical News
A nationwide team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has proposed a major revision to how Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is diagnosed and treated...
For more than 30 years, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has been at the forefront of efforts to prevent sudden cardiac deaths in young people. Established in 1995, CRY has transformed the landscape of cardiac screening, research, and...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is successfully implemented for the treatment of several disorders. HBOT is a promising treatment modality for coronary artery disease (CAD), where outcomes are frequently poor despite early...
Being physically active for one to two days a week, often called a "weekend warrior," may provide comparable health and life-prolonging benefits as smaller doses of daily physical activity if the physical effort is moderate to vigorous...
Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent long-term condition, with variation in services and resources across the UK. This report provides findings from a cross-sectional survey of community HF services in the UK between September 2021...
The recent British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) 27 th hybrid annual meeting highlighted the importance of building partnerships with collaborating societies and how this is vital to prioritising patient care and advancing the goal of...
Tight Fluid Restriction Not Needed in Chronic HF Patients: FRESH-UP sciprian@crf.org Tue, 04/01/2025 - 16:55 Michael O'Riordan Liberal fluid intake was safe and suggestive of better health status: this should be enough to stop...
A research team from the University of Minnesota Medical School has identified a strong predictor of ischemic stroke and dementia, a discovery that could lead to improved patient outcomes. The findings were recently published in Stroke.
Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting procedures is safer and more effective for patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease than conventional angiography, the more commonly...
Two common and potentially deadly heart diseases can be caused by mutations in the same gene. Surprisingly, though, these two conditions are each associated with very different clinical symptoms. Using engineered heart tissue, a team of...