Cardiology News

Patients recovering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children should receive a cardiology follow-up, study findings reported in Pediatrics suggest.

Patients experienced a 7 mm Hg or greater reduction in systolic BP after switching to a low-salt diet, according to a trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

SAN DIEGO — Premature all-cause mortality in gout remains elevated vs. individuals without gout in the United States and United Kingdom, with worse rates reported among women, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2023.

A recent American Heart Association Presidential Advisory stated that roughly 90% of the $4.3 trillion spent annually in the U.S. on health care is consumed by treatment of chronic disease, for which poor diet is often a major risk factor.

Free weekly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables alongside nutritional counseling significantly reduced blood sugar among adults with type 2 diabetes, a speaker reported.

A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine revealed income-based disparities in diabetes, smoking and hypertension — findings that one expert called worrying.

A study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions showed that CaRi-Heart, an AI-based technology, predicted cardiac events by detecting coronary inflammation invisible to the human eye.

PHILADELPHIA — Switching to a low-sodium diet conferred BP benefits similar to that of hydrochlorothiazide, a common first-line antihypertensive medication, a speaker reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Automatic referrals of eligible patients not already prescribed statins to a centralized pharmacy service via email increased prescriptions of any statin by 16 percentage points compared with usual care, a speaker reported.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with lupus who received sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors demonstrated reduced risks for major adverse cardiovascular events and kidney disease, a speaker said at ACR Convergence 2023.