Cardiology Ups Diversity; Universal CVD Risk Predictor; 93-Year-Old Cardiologist

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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More are entering cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular subspecialty fellowships. (JAMA Cardiology)

A poll found that over half of U.S. adults don't know that , the American Heart Association said.

No change in efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants over warfarin is observed in , but the bleeding prevention benefit may dwindle, meta-analysis suggests. (Circulation)

A erases the distinction between predicting primary and secondary cardiovascular disease. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

, even left untreated, did not make a difference in outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a retrospective analysis. (European Heart Journal)

Nationwide registry shows that surgical aortic valve replacement volumes , coinciding with the transcatheter era. (Annals of Thoracic Surgery)

High-performing low-volume centers in do exist, according to a study presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting.

Personality disorders, especially , tend to cluster in adults with congenital heart disease. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

was associated with reduced mortality and hospitalization for Medicare patients with heart failure and obesity. (Circulation: Heart Failure)

Over 85% of extended criteria donor hearts donated after brain death were successfully transplanted using an . (JACC: Heart Failure)

Proposed criteria for are laid out by the International Cardio-Oncology Society. (Heart)

Radiation therapy for cancer may harm people with , as suggested by experiments on explanted devices. (JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology)

Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) may have an edge over empagliflozin (Jardiance) for carrying a in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

A profile of a still working full-time in Singapore. (CNA)

Preliminary data show promise for an IV infusion that reversibly absorbs nitric oxide . (eClinicalMedicine)

on admission to critical care was a red flag for survival, based on studies in a systemic review. (eBioMedicine)

Could noninvasive vascular imaging explain the rising incidence of ? (Stroke)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for , where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.