Cardiology
News
Antithrombotic therapy not warranted in COVID-19 outpatients
In stable patients with COVID-19, use of aspirin or apixaban did not reduce the rate of the composite of all-cause mortality, thromboembolism, MI...
Commentary
USPSTF statement on aspirin: poor messaging at best
Some older adults have mitigated their risk for myocardial infarction by taking aspirin, says doctor.
Conference Coverage
Estimating insulin resistance may help predict stroke, death in T2D
The estimated glucose disposal rate may be useful way to determine first stroke risk in type 2 diabetes.
Conference Coverage
Omega-3s tame inflammation in elderly COVID-19 patients
Those who received an intravenous infusion had significant decreases from baseline to end of treatment in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.
News
USPSTF rules out aspirin for over 60s in primary CVD prevention
New draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular...
News
New reports help nail down myocarditis risk with COVID-19 vaccine
Myocarditis linked to the two mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is rare, usually mild and self-limited, and a lot less likely than the usually more severe...
News
High-dose omega-3s tied to higher AFib risk
A meta-analysis suggests a dose-dependent increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation with marine omega-3 fatty acid supplementation.
Conference Coverage
Lie down for orthostatic hypotension assessment
Lying supine rather than sitting prior to standing provides the “most informative” assessment of orthostatic hypotension in older adults, new...
Conference Coverage
There’s no place like home to diagnose hypertension
From a patient perspective, home blood pressure monitoring is the most acceptable method to track BP to confirm or refute a diagnosis of...
Conference Coverage
Abnormal nighttime BP patterns risky in adults with diabetes
A reverse dipping pattern, when blood pressure rises during sleep, more than doubles the risk for death in adults with diabetes, highlighting the...