Top in cardiology: World’s first partial heart transplant; risks of ultra-processed food
The world’s first partial heart transplant was recently completed at Duke Health. The procedure was performed using living arteries and valves from a donor heart, which were fused onto the existing heart of a newborn.
The patient was born with truncus arteriosus, a condition in which the left and right main coronary arteries are fused together, making it unlikely that the patient would survive until full heart transplant, according to a press release from Duke Health. It was the top story in cardiology last week.
The second top story was about the increased consumption of ultra-processed foods in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers found that an increased intake of candy, pastries or frozen desserts was associated with a 31%, 12% and 11% increase in ultra-processed food intake across all other ultra-processed food categories.
Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:
World’s first partial heart transplant completed in newborn with truncus arteriosus
Duke Health announced successful completion of the world’s first partial heart transplant, using living arteries and valves from a donor heart that were fused onto the existing heart of a newborn. Read more.
Eating ultra-processed ‘gateway’ foods drives unhealthy consumption patterns in teens
Adolescents who ate more candy, pastries and frozen desserts during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to increase consumption of other ultra-processed foods compared with teens reporting eating fewer ultra-processed foods, data show. Read more.
Icosapent ethyl decreases CV event risk in smokers to level of never smokers
In current and former smokers, treatment with icosapent ethyl reduced cardiovascular event risk to levels observed in never smokers, according to new data from REDUCE-IT presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. Read more.
Women’s heart center care improves clinical, psychological outcomes after INOCA, MINOCA
Most women with myocardial ischemia without obstructive coronary artery disease attending a dedicated women’s heart center received new or changed diagnoses and reported decreased chest pain and other improved outcomes at 1 year, researchers reported. Read more.
Simple lifestyle changes can cut CV, death risk for millions with elevated BP
Widespread adoption of simple lifestyle changes, including switching to a well-known eating plan, could reduce risk for cardiovascular events and death for millions of adults with stage 1 hypertension, researchers reported. Read more.