Top in cardiology: USPSTF makes recommendations, AI algorithm receives FDA clearance

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendation that physicians offer or refer adults with CVD risk factors to behavioral counseling interventions that promote good health was the top story in cardiology last week.

The FDA approval of next-generation AI algorithms for ECG interpretation was another top story

Read these and other top stories in cardiology below.

USPSTF: Behavioral counseling beneficial for adults with known CV risk factors

In an updated recommendation, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force stated that medium- and high-intensity counseling for dietary and physical activity behaviors may be beneficial among all adult patients with high BP and/or dyslipidemia. Read more.

FDA clears AI algorithm suite for personal ECG device

AliveCor announced its next-generation AI algorithms for ECG interpretation have received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Read more.

Less sedentary time may improve rates of HF hospitalization in older women

Less daily sedentary time was associated with lower rates of HF hospitalization among postmenopausal women, according to a study published in Circulation: Heart Failure. Read more.

Thyroid dysfunction linked to worse survival in chronic HF

Patients with chronic HF and hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism have increased risk for death compared with patients with normal thyroid levels, according to a retrospective analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiology. Read more.

CPR success, survival to discharge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest dropped amid COVID-19

Rates of return of spontaneous circulation and survival to discharge for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest declined in the U.S. early during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the previous year, researchers reported. Read more.