Top in cardiology: Sibling death linked to heart disease; hybrid vs. in-person care model
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People who experienced the death of a sibling during childhood or early adulthood had a 17% greater risk for CVD, according to recent study findings.
Data further showed that the risk for CVD was higher among bereaved adults who lost a twin or younger sibling. It was the top story in cardiology last week.
The second top story was about a study that found a hybrid cardiac rehab model combining in-person sessions with phone and text support was as effective as fully in-person sessions. Researchers said the hybrid model could be useful for patients living in low-resource communities.
Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:
Sibling death in childhood, early adulthood associated with risk for heart disease
The death of a sibling from any cause during childhood or early adulthood was associated with increased risks for overall or most type-specific CVDs, data from a Danish cohort show. Read more.
‘More accessible’ hybrid cardiac rehab program yields outcomes similar to in-person visits
Adults referred to cardiac rehabilitation derived similar benefits regardless of whether they attended in-person sessions or a hybrid program with phone calls and text messages to support home rehab, researchers reported. Read more.
Reteplase may be viable, less costly alternative vs. alteplase for treatment of stroke
In a phase 2 trial, reteplase was well tolerated with a similar efficacy and safety profile to that of alteplase as an alternative IV thrombolytic treatment for acute ischemic stroke. Read more.
Statin benefits after pediatric heart transplant uncertain
Data from a large pediatric heart transplant recipient database suggest initiating statin therapy after transplant has no benefit on graft survival or freedom from cardiac allograft vasculopathy compared with no statin use. Read more.
Alcohol, opioids most common causes of substance use-related heart disease deaths
Substance use-related CVD deaths increased at an average of 4% per year from 1999 to 2019, with alcohol and opioids the most common contributors, despite an overall reduction in CVD mortality in the U.S. during the same period, data show. Read more.