Cardiology (all articles)
Rheumatic heart disease is a neglected disease relative to its burden worldwide: findings from Global Burden of Disease 2019.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:17h | UTC
Cardiovascular damage in COVID-19: What we know two years later.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCCardiovascular Damage in COVID-19: What We Know Two Years Later – Current Cardiology Reports
Indications and utility of cardiac genetic testing in athletes.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTC
M-A: Direct oral anticoagulants vs. warfarin in hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:48h | UTC
2022 AHA/ACC key data elements and definitions for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular complications of COVID-19.
27 Jun, 2022 | 12:01h | UTCNews Release: New ACC/AHA Data Standards Address CV, Noncardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology
Epidemiology of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA vaccination by vaccine product, schedule, and interdose interval among adolescents and adults in Ontario, Canada.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCCommentary: Young Men’s Myocarditis Risk 5 Times Higher With Moderna vs Pfizer Vax — But Canadian study finds that 8-week interval before second dose attenuates some of the risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
M-A: The role of resistance exercise training for improving cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy older adults.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:42h | UTC
M-A: Hypothermic vs. normothermic temperature control after cardiac arrest.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCHypothermic versus Normothermic Temperature Control after Cardiac Arrest – NEJM Evidence
Related:
ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
An update on refractory hypertension.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCAn Update on Refractory Hypertension – Current Hypertension Reports
AHA Scientific Statement: Cardiopulmonary consequences of vaping in adolescents.
23 Jun, 2022 | 13:03h | UTCNews Release: Action needed to reduce e-cigarette use among adolescents to lower lifetime CVD risk – American Heart Association
RCT: Effect of MRI-guided fibrosis ablation vs. conventional catheter ablation on atrial arrhythmia recurrence in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
23 Jun, 2022 | 12:57h | UTCEffect of MRI-Guided Fibrosis Ablation vs Conventional Catheter Ablation on Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrence in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The DECAAF II Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News Release: Global AFib study finds simple approach is best for ablation procedures – Tulane University
Commentary on Twitter
Randomized clinical trial of patients with persistent #atrialfibrillation found no significant difference in atrial arrhythmia recurrence in the MRI-guided fibrosis ablation group compared with the pulmonary vein isolation only group. https://t.co/mCyNR4rpTH
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 21, 2022
RCT: Effectiveness and safety of early initiation of poststernotomy cardiac rehabilitation exercise training.
23 Jun, 2022 | 12:59h | UTCEffectiveness and Safety of Early Initiation of Poststernotomy Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Training: The SCAR Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
RCT found starting exercise 2 weeks post-sternotomy was as effective as starting at 6 weeks. Clinicians and cardiac rehabilitation professionals can recommend starting exercise training as early as 2 weeks post-sternotomy. https://t.co/MpBhRmyfUh
— JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) June 22, 2022
M-A: Early versus delayed complete revascularization in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:11h | UTC
USPSTF Statement: The current evidence is insufficient to recommend vitamins for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer.
22 Jun, 2022 | 12:21h | UTCEvidence Report and Systematic Review: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer – JAMA
Patient Page: Vitamins and Minerals to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer – JAMA
Editorial: Why Too Many Vitamins Feels Just About Right – JAMA Internal Medicine
Author Interview: Why Too Many Vitamins Feels Just About Right – JAMA
Commentary: Vitamins, Supplements Useless for Most People: Expert Panel – HealthDay
Cohort Study: Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the USA.
22 Jun, 2022 | 12:07h | UTCCommentaries:
COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis – The Lancet
Myocarditis and Pericarditis After the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination – American College of Cardiology
Related:
Myocarditis following a third Pfizer vaccination dose in military recruits in Israel.
Myocarditis following COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination among adolescents in Hong Kong.
Myocarditis after BNT162b2 vaccination in Israeli adolescents.
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low.
Guidelines for the use of cardiac magnetic resonance in pediatric congenital and acquired heart disease.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:31h | UTC
Cohort Study: Association between short-term, chronic localized and chronic widespread pain and risk for cardiovascular disease.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:18h | UTC
Cardiovascular disease in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: raising clinicians’ awareness.
22 Jun, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC
Cohort Study: Cardiometabolic multimorbidity, genetic risk, and dementia.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:01h | UTCNews Release: Multiple heart-related conditions linked to triple dementia risk regardless of genetics – University of Oxford
Related:
Genetic Risk, Midlife Life’s Simple 7, and Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk – American Academy of Neurology
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Cohort Study: Association of cardiovascular risk trajectory with cognitive decline and incident dementia.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCCommentary: Heart Risk Factors Can Be Recipe for Dementia – HealthDay
Related:
Genetic Risk, Midlife Life’s Simple 7, and Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk – American Academy of Neurology
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Commentary on Twitter
Study findings show that the longitudinal, cumulative trajectory of #cardiovascular risk is predictive of #dementia risk and associated with the emergence of memory decline. Read the article: https://t.co/CT1NQ63sXO #NeuroTwitter pic.twitter.com/KMGAPLQFe7
— Neurology Journal (@GreenJournal) May 17, 2022
Cohort Study: Cardiometabolic multimorbidity linked to accelerated cognitive decline and dementia progression.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCNews Release: Diabetes and cardiovascular disease increase dementia risk – Karolinska Institutet
Related:
Genetic Risk, Midlife Life’s Simple 7, and Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk – American Academy of Neurology
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Safety of bariatric surgery in patients with previous acute coronary events or heart failure: nationwide cohort study.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#Bariatric surgery improves metabolic health of patients, but what are the risks if they have had MI before surgery?
National dataset matched 16000 pts??
Heart dis assoc w/? cardiac events post op, plus ?risk of SBO and stricture.#SoMe4Surgery https://t.co/iHsZiHIgdG pic.twitter.com/v2SXMpcZd3— BJS Open (@BjsOpen) June 17, 2022
M-A: Comparison of bifurcation techniques for percutaneous coronary intervention.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:50h | UTC
Cohort Study: Association of gamma-glutamyltransferase levels with total mortality, liver-related and cardiovascular outcomes.
20 Jun, 2022 | 10:36h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Still remember working on this in 2019 but it's out today!
Gamma-GT level has a strong association with mortality outcomes and could add to the prediction of CV mortality
https://t.co/0lzqGfgiGc pic.twitter.com/C8tSZLWlI2— Fred Ho (@fredho42) May 13, 2022
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Review, Statements, and Recommendations: Cuffless blood pressure measuring devices.
20 Jun, 2022 | 01:26h | UTCRelated: