ACIP: HCPs, Nursing Home Residents May Get COVID Vax First Essential workers would come next, as committee debates proposed distribution strategy Nov 23, 2020
COVID's Heart Complications Modest in Large Registry Obese and minority groups at higher risk, though, analyses affirm Nov 18, 2020
AHA: Highlighting Effective 'Real-World' Heart Tx Strategies Studies on overcoming GDMT underuse, improving self-care education, creating new settings for care delivery Nov 17, 2020
Post-Surgery Monitoring Finds Afib in Discharged Patients About 20% of patients had episodes recorded on devices, study showed Nov 17, 2020
California Medical Board to Revise Dreaded Death Certificate Project 2019 death data suggest frightful consequence: doubling of fatal overdoses versus earlier years Nov 17, 2020
Sotagliflozin Prevents Heart Events in Acute HF, Chronic Kidney Disease Two trials show some tantalizing signals for HFpEF and stroke Nov 17, 2020
Novel Screening Approach Promising for Silent CAD More than 40% of healthy Swedish participants still had subclinical coronary artery disease Nov 16, 2020
VITAL-AF, mSToPS: Mixed Results in Afib Screening A signal that screening by continuous ECG monitoring leads to better outcomes Nov 16, 2020
Skip Rhythm Drugs, Go Straight to Cryoablation for Afib Two trials support shift into first-line strategy Nov 16, 2020
ANGPTL3 Blocker Halves LDL in High-Risk Group Evinacumab worked in patients refractory to statins, PCSK9 inhibitors Nov 16, 2020
After Stenting, Aspirin May Be Just as Good Solo After 1-Month DAPT Randomized trial makes a case for dropping the P2Y12 inhibitor Nov 15, 2020
Omega-3s Humbled by Corn Oil Placebo in Two Trials Implications for REDUCE-IT's icosapent ethyl unclear Nov 15, 2020
SAMSON Trial: 90% of Statin Complaints Are Nocebo Effect Placebo challenge had positive results for many patients, though Nov 15, 2020
Xarelto Works for Prevention in Valvular Afib RIVER trial may open the door to use in broader populations Nov 14, 2020
Study: Young Men with ED Have Higher Rates of Depression, Anxiety Screen for psych problems in workup, researchers urge Nov 13, 2020
Polypill, Aspirin Together Make a Difference in Large Outcomes Trial Aspirin proves mettle in primary prevention, TIPS-3 trial shows Nov 13, 2020
I Was Pregnant and Swallowed Handfuls of Pills And now I want to end the stigma around depression Nov 13, 2020 podcast
Omecamtiv's Benefit in HFrEF Trial Gets Lukewarm Reception Can novel oral drug stand out from the crowd? Nov 13, 2020
SPRINT: African Ancestry Not an Innate CVD Risk in Blacks Study refutes genetic basis for racial disparities in hypertension, CVD Nov 13, 2020
Sleep Apnea Common with Erectile Dysfunction Before considering surgery for ED, send patients for sleep apnea testing, researcher advises Nov 12, 2020
Non-Cardiac Surgery Poses 'Sobering' Risks for People With LVADs MACE rate reached as high as 16.9% after some procedures Nov 12, 2020
Patient's Ventricles Removed as Bridge to Heart Transplant Rare therapy a variation of BIVAD support Nov 11, 2020
Watch for Suicidality in Men on Propecia Analysis found high number of psychological-related reports Nov 11, 2020
Heart Group Takes Aim at Structural Racism AHA advocates for policies to root out economic, health disparities Nov 10, 2020
Presbyopia Device Fails to Win Over FDA Panel Data suggest modest benefit and risk for scleral implant system Nov 10, 2020
TYK2 Inhibition Promising in Psoriatic Arthritis Phase II study found significant benefits for two doses of novel agent Nov 10, 2020
What's Wrong With PCI at Ambulatory Surgery Centers? Study probes practices, outcomes at ASCs before Medicare kicked in Nov 09, 2020
COVID Complications Common with Rheumatic Disease Adverse outcomes included acute kidney injury and congestive heart failure Nov 08, 2020
Brilinta Wins Indication in Recurrent Stroke Prevention FDA approval based on THALES give the drug a foothold beyond CVD Nov 06, 2020
Rinvoq for RA: Benefits Persist Beyond 1 Year Manufacturer's extension study shows no loss of clinical response Nov 06, 2020
tPA Stroke Benefit Consistent Up to 9 Hours Better functional outcomes with treatment for perfusion mismatch beyond the typical window Nov 04, 2020
Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD Nov 02, 2020 podcast
Who Gets COVID-19 Vax Next: Model Offers ACIP Several Options Priorities for vaccination change, depending on public health goals Oct 30, 2020
ACIP OKs Changes to 2021 Vax Schedule Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax Oct 29, 2020
Cardiac ICU: AHA Drafts Guidance for Best Practices Scientific statement aims to optimize specialized critical care, pending more rigorous evidence Oct 29, 2020
Overwhelmed ER Docs Fear Losing Jobs If They Seek Help Stigma cost NYC physician her life, sister tells ACEP audience Oct 27, 2020
High-Dose SBRT More Effective for Painful Spine Metastases Roughly one-third of patients had a complete pain response at 3 and 6 months Oct 26, 2020
