Top cardiology news in March: COVID-19 and the heart, plant-based benefit and more
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Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the most-read news published in March.
Healio readers were most interested in news about COVID-19, particularly CVD considerations of the virus; new research from the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions; and more.
See below for Healio’s highlights from March.
Cardiology societies recommend patients taking ACE inhibitors, ARBs who contract COVID-19 should continue treatment
Several American and European cardiology societies issued statements to dispel misinformation circulating about an association between treatment with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system antagonists such as ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers and increased risk for COVID-19 and increased severity of the disease for those who have contracted COVID-19. Read more
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Cardiovascular considerations of COVID-19: Current evidence and remaining knowledge gaps
Two recently published reviews assessed the current literature relating to CV considerations of COVID-19 and identified knowledge gaps that remain. Read more
FDA guidance facilitates expanded use of remote monitoring devices during COVID-19 pandemic
The FDA issued guidance for expanded use of certain remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient management while limiting physician-patient contact during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Cardiac injury confers greater mortality in patients with COVID-19
Among patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, those with cardiac injury had a higher risk for in-hospital mortality than patients without cardiac injury. Read more
1 in 3 US cardiologists report burnout: ACC survey
Physician burnout is a growing issue in cardiology — especially among women and mid-career cardiologists — despite efforts to alleviate job-related pressures, according to the latest results of the American College of Cardiology’s 2019 Burnout Study. Read more
Eating one egg per day does not increase CVD risk
Moderate egg consumption, defined as up to one egg per day, was not linked to CVD risk, according to study results published in The BMJ. Read more
Sleep irregularity increases CVD risk
Excess variations in sleep duration and timing were associated with an increased risk for CVD independent of sleep quantity and/or quality and traditional CVD risk factors, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more
High olive oil consumption lowers risk for heart disease
Patients who consumed at least 7 g per day of olive oil had lower risk for CHD and total CVD compared with those who did not consume it, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions. Read more
Plant-based foods confer mortality, CHD benefits
Two studies presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions found that plant-based foods confer long-term health benefits. Read more
Tofu, isoflavones decrease CHD risk
Eating higher quantities of tofu and isoflavones lowers the risk for CHD, especially in young women or postmenopausal women who do not use hormones, according to a study published in Circulation. Read more