Cardiology
News
Longer diabetes duration links with increased heart failure
Prospective data from nearly 24,000 people with diabetes showed that longer diabetes duration significantly linked with an increased heart failure...
News
Frequent visits to green spaces linked to lower use of some meds
Finnish city dwellers who often visited green spaces, such as parks and community gardens, used fewer psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma...
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Legacy ICDs exposed to MRI still shock, pace as needed
Non–MRI-conditional devices need a few adjustments before imaging but still reliably deliver therapy.
Perspectives
The new blood pressure target in primary care
The AAFP’s updated recommendations call for a BP less than 140/90.
Commentary
Universal testing for Lp(a): What are we waiting for?
A resurgent interest in molecular pathophysiology this past decade has clarified Lp(a)’s unique contribution to atherothrombotic disease and...
News
CV deaths jumped in 2020, reflecting pandemic toll
The American Heart Association 2020 Statistical Update offers lessons for addressing structural issues that drive health disparities.
News
Long QT syndrome overdiagnosis persists
Five ‘diagnostic miscues’ underlie overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome, which can profoundly affect patients’ quality of life.
News
Elevated PCSK9 levels associated with psoriasis suggest new treatment target
A large population analysis implicates PCSK9 as a target in prevention of psoriasis.
News
Angioedema risk jumps when switching HF meds
The risk for angioedema rises when switching from an ARB or ACE inhibitor to ARNI, observational data suggest.
Commentary
Novel resuscitation for patients with nonshockable rhythms in cardiac arrest
CPR has been life saving for 60 years the way we’ve performed it, but probably only in a very small percentage of cases.