These Nine BP Drugs Might Protect Against Depression Danish study suggests some meds could be favored for at-risk patients Aug 24, 2020
Healthy People 2030: HHS Prioritizes Socioeconomic Disparities, Overall Well-Being New national health goals for the next decade Aug 20, 2020
Dementia Patients Often Get Psychotropic Drugs, Opioids Community use of these drugs "has been a real blind spot" Aug 18, 2020
Surgeons Stole Black Man's Heart for White Businessman First heart transplant in the segregated south Aug 12, 2020
Lupus Anticoagulant Tied to COVID Thrombosis Small study suggests consideration of therapeutic anticoagulation Aug 12, 2020
Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Hearts CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
Fatal Overdoses Often Mistaken for Cardiac Arrest Try naloxone in some cases appearing to be heart-related, researchers suggest Aug 10, 2020
Hearing Loss Tied to Dementia Pathology Tau tangles seen in cognitively normal adults with hearing impairment Aug 07, 2020
Low-Dose Aspirin Prophylaxis in Elderly Ups Risk of Serious GI Bleeds Overall increase of about 60%, large study shows Aug 06, 2020
ARB Slows Cognitive Decline in Trial... But How? Consequence of lowered blood pressure, or perhaps a direct effect -- or just a fluke Aug 06, 2020
Skin Rashes a Clue to COVID-19 Vascular Disease Certain skin manifestations tied to coagulopathy in the sickest patients Aug 05, 2020
Jardiance Wins for HFrEF, Farxiga for CKD; COVID Carditis Lingers Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 04, 2020
ACC: Recovered LVEF Is Not Out of the HF Woods Guidance on treatment after "remission" from heart failure Aug 03, 2020
Lifestyle, Policy Changes Could Make Big Dent in Dementia Burden Report identifies 12 modifiable risk factors Jul 30, 2020
Women Missing From CPR Training Videos Study may explain gender disparity in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care Jul 29, 2020
Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows Same Accuracy as Imaging Markers p-tau217 may be "a real game changer" Jul 28, 2020
Infections Tied to Increased Mortality in Dementia Patients Death rates higher even 10 years later, Danish study shows Jul 27, 2020
COVID-19 May Plant Seeds of HF, Cardiomyopathy Studies raise concern of chronic CV complications post-pandemic Jul 27, 2020
Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Tied to Lower Alzheimer's Risk Older adults vaccinated against pneumonia have nearly 40% less Alzheimer's risk later in life Jul 27, 2020
The Physical Exam: Aortic Stenosis In this podcast episode, it's likelihood ratios, heart murmurs, and more Jul 23, 2020 podcast
DPP-4 Inhibitors Tied to Blistering Skin Condition Increased risk for bullous pemphigoid modified by patient age, race Jul 22, 2020
Dementia Tied to Olfaction; Preclinical Alzheimer's Trial; Guillain-Barré and COVID-19 News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jul 21, 2020
New-Onset Arrhythmia After TAVR: How New, Really? Study assesses pre-existing arrhythmic burden of TAVR candidates Jul 15, 2020
Brilinta Boosts Secondary Stroke Prevention THALES trial supports addition to aspirin but comparison with clopidogrel now needed Jul 15, 2020
HDL Protein Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Findings extend associations from cardiovascular disease to dementia Jul 14, 2020
Andexxa Enters Guidelines for Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulation ACC updates treatment algorithms Jul 14, 2020
Does Delirium Cause Long-Term Cognitive Decline? Analysis has "great implications in the COVID era" Jul 13, 2020
Audio-Only Telemedicine: Docs Say Payment Falls Short Clinicians wonder why the technology used, not a virtual visit's content or complexity, dictates reimbursement Jul 13, 2020
Broadway Star Loses COVID-19 Battle After fighting the virus for over three months, Nick Cordero passed away Jul 09, 2020
COVID-19 Linked to Late Stent Thrombosis? Case report bolsters case for antithrombotic therapy Jul 08, 2020
Sobering Data on Risks of Short-Term Oral Corticosteroids Short steroid bursts linked to serious adverse events within a month Jul 06, 2020
Study: Afib Persistence Shouldn't Be Based on 7-Day Cutoff Is the current definition of "paroxysmal Afib" clinically relevant? Jul 02, 2020
Novel Tx Shows Early Promise for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Improved pulmonary vascular resistance in phase II PULSAR study Jun 29, 2020
Inhaled Vasodilator Promising for Lung Disease With Pulmonary Hypertension "Highly significant" improvements in exercise capacity in phase 3 results Jun 26, 2020
Renal Denervation: No Rush for BP-Lowering Benefit RADIANCE-HTN SOLO data suggest a little more time for med optimization does no harm Jun 26, 2020
ViV TAVR: Device, Implantation Choices Matter Long Term Worse outcomes tied to smaller original surgical valve, TAVR valve type, existing severe PPM Jun 26, 2020
Satisfactory Progress Reports for MitraClip Alternatives Mitral valve replacement, repair devices under ongoing study Jun 25, 2020
Colchicine Shows Promise in COVID-19 Patients, With Caveats Clinical effects need further investigation, authors urge Jun 24, 2020
Alzheimer's May Develop Differently in Women Brain changes appear years earlier in women than in men, imaging shows Jun 24, 2020
Legendary Gymnast Dies of Basilar Artery Stroke A look at world-champion Kurt Thomas's fatal condition Jun 23, 2020
