Cardiology
Conference Coverage
Are ESC’s new heart failure guidelines already outdated?
It was hard not to think of the upcoming presentation on EMPEROR-Preserved, with its potentially profound impact on HF management, when new HF...
News
Study gives bleeding risk estimates for VTE patients on anticoagulants
New research provides best available estimates of long-term bleeding risk with different anticoagulants, authors say.
Conference Coverage
New European guidelines on CVD prevention
A chief goal of the guideline task force was to create a single CVD prevention guideline for everyone.
News
Bystander rescue breathing CPR in kids tied to better survival
“Many programs teach compression-only CPR to lay rescuers, and there should be a renewed emphasis on rescue breathing for the possibility a lay...
Conference Coverage
Two swings, two misses with colchicine, Vascepa in COVID-19
The study cohorts varied from healthcare and public workers at high risk for infection to individuals already hospitalized with COVID-19.
Commentary
‘This food will kill you, that food will save you’
Will eating a single hot dog really cost you 36 minutes of healthy life? Researchers need to stop studying single foods’ impacts on health, says...
Conference Coverage
EMPEROR-Preserved spouts torrent of reports on empagliflozin treatment of HFpEF
The primary report from EMPEROR-Preserved on using empagliflozin to treat patients with HFpEF arrived with four other analyses published in its...
News
Alcohol ups risk for atrial fibrillation episode hours later
“The more alcohol consumed, the higher that risk.”
Conference Coverage
Although inconclusive, CV safety study of cancer therapy attracts attention
Even though PRONOUNCE, a trial comparing prostate cancer drugs for cardiovascular safety couldn’t reach a conclusion, it may prove to be a model...
Conference Coverage
SSaSS: Salt substitute shows clear reduction in stroke, CV events, death
Switching from regular salt to a low-sodium salt substitute showed a reduction in stroke, cardiovascular events, and death, the new landmark SSaSS...