Cardiology Headline News

Fewer ICU/ED patients experienced hypoxemia during intubation with receipt of preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation vs. an oxygen mask, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, discusses two hot topics in cardiometabolic medicine: icosapent ethyl and sotagliflozin.

The AMA adopted new policies on broader Medicare and Medicaid health care coverage during its annual House of Delegates meeting.

In a review of nearly 500 observational studies, researchers determined that certain environmental stressors are associated with heart disease and are getting worse due to climate change.

PHILADELPHIA — Consistently missed periods brought on by intense exercise, disordered eating or stress in young women can lead to multiple consequences, including endothelial dysfunction and increased CVD risk, according to a speaker.

The AMA announced a new policy that supports requirements for drug and device sponsors to develop diversity action plans so that women and sexual and gender minorities are adequately represented in their clinical trials.

PHILADELPHIA — Adults with Cushing’s syndrome who responded to relacorilant had sustained improvements in blood pressure and glucose levels through 34 weeks, according to findings from a phase 3 trial.

The AMA House of Delegates adopted two new policies aiming to reform prior authorization and the burden it causes patients and physicians.

PHILADELPHIA — In patients with acute MI who had successful PCI and underwent imaging to assess plaque composition, diabetes raised risk for poor outcomes but the difference was not related to plaque, according to a presentation.

PHILADELPHIA — Early, cost-effective screening may predict and prevent incident heart failure events for patients with diabetes and no prior heart disease, a speaker reported.