Cardiology Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Cardiology Today.

Table of Contents

• Precision medicine may change management of CVD for cardiologists, patients Erik Swain
• FDA approves open-irrigated catheter for patients with type I atrial flutter
• FDA approves transcatheter heart valve for pulmonic valve replacement
• FDA panel supports approval of bioresorbable vascular scaffold
• FDA panel does not support approval of implantable cardiac monitor
• New gene for mitral valve prolapse discovered Robert Roberts, MD, FRSC, FRCPC, MACC, LLD (Hon.), FAHA; Calvin W. Roberts, MD; Justin Zeien, BS; William L. Roberts, MHA, CPA; Brandon A. Roberts, MSc, MD
• Aggressive antihypertensive treatment may cause harm in people with diabetes
• Anxiety confers higher risk for ischemia in women
• ATACAS: Preoperative aspirin fails to affect outcomes after coronary artery surgery
• CAC score better predictor than standard risk factors of major coronary stenosis
• CV fitness may mitigate link between nonpsychotic disorders, stroke
• CV safety of obesity drug still unknown after early trial termination
• DASH diet effective for BP reduction
• Enlarged left atrial diameter confers higher risk for CV death in women with AF
• Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation reduces CV mortality
• Exercise-induced hypohydration may impair endothelial function
• Existing CVD risk equations appropriate for black adults
• Greater adherence to in-hospital cardiac arrest guidelines may save more lives
• High consumption of energy drinks linked with ED reports of palpitations
• High surgeon, center volume for LVAD implantation may lower in-hospital mortality risk
• Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase later risk for cardiomyopathy
• Inhaled xenon may reduce cerebral damage after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• IVC filter use to prevent PE increases while mortality rates decline
• Mothers with prepregnancy dyslipidemia confer high LDL risk to adult offspring
• New index predicts mortality in bridge-to-heart-transplantation patients
• New risk score outperforms existing score for prediction of stroke in patients with AF
• Obesity, oral contraceptive use linked to rare stroke risk
• One quarter of hospital readmissions potentially preventable
• One-week beetroot juice regimen improves BP, endurance in older patients with HFpEF
• Patients with acute MI, cardiogenic shock at elevated risk for poor outcome within 60 days of discharge
• Positive childhood psychosocial environment may reduce risk for CAC in adulthood
• Radial artery occlusion common after transradial intervention
• Renal artery calcium associated with hypertension
• Rheumatoid arthritis increases risk for repeat revascularization after PCI
• Score devised to predict outcomes in asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis
• Small changes in kidney function may lead to heart, blood vessel damage
• SCAI releases consensus statement on management of cardio-oncology patients in cath labs
• Testing for CRP could identify patients at risk for recurrent stroke
• Traditional Chinese exercises may improve CV health, quality of life
• Vorapaxar reduces acute limb ischemia in patients with PAD
• Warfarin increases intracranial bleeding risk in older adults with AF
• Women with obstructive CAD have high rate of angina readmission, adverse events
• ZES shows promise in patients with high bleeding risk
• NIH launches public health campaign on link between hypertension, cognition
• Anemia common, tied to adverse outcomes in children with acute HF
• BP app linked with inaccurate readings
• High-volume centers yield better outcomes in congenital cardiac catheterization
• Implementing AHA guidelines with EMR intervention reduces unnecessary cardiac monitoring
• Massage helps reduce pain, anxiety after pediatric cardiac surgery
• Migraine with aura linked to cardioembolic, thrombotic strokes
• Moderate drinking offers some CV benefits, but heavy drinking increases CV harm
• Moderate tea consumption may be cardioprotective
• Out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest survival remains poor, similar to adults
• Social isolation may worsen functional, mental health in patients with HF
• Ventricular septal defect, aortic valve disease lead to higher adverse maternal outcomes
• VIDEO: Emerging percutaneous therapies improve outcomes in HF, cardiogenic shock
• VIDEO: Forward motion in LAA closure research holds promise for improved AF treatment
• VIDEO: SPRINT results show promise in treatment of hypertension, high BP
• Violence may increase risk for carotid atherosclerosis in women
• Worsening migraines with hormone replacement linked to increased stroke risk in women
• Yogurt may reduce hypertension risk in women
• Durability of Fontan operation studied in modern single ventricle patients
• A look at the new infective endocarditis guidelines Tadd Hellwig, PharmD, BCPS; Kaylie Gabur, PharmD candidate; Sarah A. Spinler, PharmD, FCCP, FAHA, FASHP, AACC, BCPS (AQ Cardiology)
• Trial Scorecard: ALEVE
• Trial Scorecard: ATACAS
• Trial Scorecard: FIND-AF
• Trial Scorecard: GAMES-RP
• Trial Scorecard: IMAGE-HF
• Trial Scorecard: IRIS
• Trial Scorecard: MONICA
• Trial Scorecard: ZEUS