Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemab Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain Jun 23, 2023
ARNI Again Shows Modest Benefits in HF With Mid-Range EF Randomized trial suggests benefit is largely in those with 40-60% ejection fraction Jun 23, 2023
Ventilator Settings Linked to Success of Catheter Ablation for Afib Low tidal volumes associated with improved 12-month clinical outcomes Jun 22, 2023
Clot Risk More Common in Survivors of Severe COVID Versus Flu However, other medical, mental health risks similar at 1 year for COVID, flu, and sepsis patients Jun 21, 2023
First SGLT2 Inhibitor Approved for Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Now another oral option other than metformin Jun 21, 2023
Wide Variation in CGM Settings for Kids With Diabetes Signals Education Gaps Researcher warns of "alarm fatigue" if thresholds aren't optimized to patient Jun 20, 2023
Earlier Detection of Cardiac Dysfunction Possible for Young Adult Cancer Survivors A case for monitoring global longitudinal strain despite normal LVEF Jun 20, 2023
Colchicine's Rebirth as Cardiovascular Drug Approved by FDA Repurposed anti-inflammatory drug may be used alone or in combination with standard meds Jun 20, 2023
Neuroprotector Hopeful in Stroke; Late-Pandemic STEMIs; Exercise vs Risky Carotids? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 20, 2023
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Upped Incidence of Anemia in Older Adults An analysis of the ASPREE trial showed 100-mg aspirin led to more anemia events vs placebo Jun 19, 2023
Early Time-Restricted Eating Cut Blood Sugar Fluctuations in Prediabetes Effects in small study seen independent of weight loss Jun 18, 2023
Breast Cancer Drugs May Weaken Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs Survivors on aromatase inhibitors lost significantly less weight Jun 18, 2023
Comparing Two Types of Mitral Valve Repair; Circulatory Death and Donor Hearts Also in TTHealthWatch: benefits of oseltamivir, family-based approach to obesity treatment Jun 17, 2023 podcast
No Increase in Major Cardiac Events With Testosterone-Replacement Therapy Men with hypogonadism and heart disease or risk factors saw no increased risk vs placebo Jun 16, 2023
Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Aortopathy Cluster Among Close Relatives Large study supports wider screening of family members of probands Jun 15, 2023
Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Remains High in the U.S. Study findings highlight the importance of prioritizing eye care, diabetic retinopathy screening Jun 15, 2023
Prehospital Tranexamic Acid Won't Stave Off Disability After Severe Trauma Trial yields mixed results of giving antifibrinolytic drug in the field Jun 14, 2023
In Wake of Tori Bowie's Death, Doctor Warns Preeclampsia 'Spares No One' "The most important thing is to make sure that women ... do not dismiss their own symptoms" Jun 14, 2023
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked With Increased Stroke Risk Swedish study is largest, with longest follow-up to date Jun 14, 2023
Cautious Hope for Endovascular Aortic Tx in Connective Tissue Disease Success observed in usually contraindicated Marfan, Loeys-Dietz syndromes Jun 14, 2023
New Evidence Links Calcium Channel Blockers to Increased Risk of Glaucoma Meta-analysis shows highest glaucoma risk with CCB monotherapy, reduced IOP with beta-blockers Jun 13, 2023
When Insurance Doesn't Cut It, Diabetes Patients Turn to Crowdfunding Indirect medical expenses, diabetic alert dogs among top fundraising requests Jun 13, 2023
Stress vs Alcohol-CVD Link; Alleged Rapist Cardiologist's $5M Bond; ECG Text Output? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 13, 2023
Lower Dementia Risk May Be Linked With Shingles Vaccine Unique randomization of 300,000 people in Wales suggests an association Jun 12, 2023
Real-World Data Affirms Next-Gen TAVR Device Advantage TVT registry compares outcomes with Evolut FX and Pro+ Jun 11, 2023
Strategies May Cut Pacing Needs With Navitor TAVR Approval study analysis suggests best practices Jun 11, 2023
Ultrasound for Distal Forearm Fractures in Kids; Ketamine vs ECT for Depression Also in TTHealthWatch: treating intracerebral hemorrhage Jun 10, 2023 podcast
Poor Nutrition Status Linked With Survival After MitraClip But procedure no less effective for this higher risk group, COAPT trial post hoc analysis shows Jun 10, 2023
Hooray! A Clearer Estimate of Your Risk for Death Is Here Researchers do the legwork to incorporate smoking status into NCI's "Know Your Chances" website Jun 09, 2023
Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Trial Raises Questions Pooled 2-year data show risks, raise concern about impact on ventricles Jun 09, 2023
Americans With Heart Disease Less Likely to Use Wearable Devices CVD patients may benefit from the devices, but use is lower than the general population Jun 09, 2023
MitraClip Shines in Real-World, Core-Lab Data Benefits similar across anatomical complexity, advanced heart failure in post-marketing studies Jun 09, 2023
9 Deaths in Bacterial Outbreak; Heart Attacks During Lockdown; SCOTUS Saves Medicaid Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 09, 2023
Novel LAA Closure Device 'Promising' First-in-human experience weighs in on device that twists the left atrial appendage closed Jun 08, 2023
Oh, You Have Medicare? We'll Skip That Test. Patients on public insurance have a right to know if they're being treated differently Jun 08, 2023
Trial Affirms Safety of Circulatory-Death Heart Transplants 6-month results reported for perfusion-tested hearts outside of normal brain-death donation route Jun 08, 2023
Insomnia Symptoms Tied to Stroke a Decade Later Research suggests that younger adults in particular manage insomnia for stroke prevention Jun 07, 2023
Full-On Reversal of Cardiac Amyloidosis Possible With Antibodies Future treatments don't have to be limited to slowing disease, case series suggests Jun 07, 2023
Secret Past of Slain Doctor; Pope Needs Intestinal Surgery; More MIs on Mondays Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 07, 2023
Leaky Impellas Recalled; Andexanet Alfa's Brain Bleed Win; Estrogen Pills & High BP Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 06, 2023