Cardiology News

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.

Black women in the U.S. who reported experiencing interpersonal racism in employment, housing and police interactions had increased stroke risks, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The gender gap in life expectancy in the United States has grown in recent years, with women living nearly 6 years longer than men on average, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — In the SPEC-AI trial, use of an artificial intelligence-enhanced digital stethoscope doubled the number of cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy identified among pregnant and postpartum women.

There are many new treatment strategies for patients with statin intolerance. Finding a regimen that is acceptable to the patient may require switching agents, changing dosages or using alternative regimens, according to experts.

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction who were provided information about out-of-pocket costs for medications were more likely to discuss costs with their doctors than those who were not, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Two observational studies presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions linked regular marijuana use to elevated risk for HF and elevated risk for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events.

PHILADELPHIA — In a new trial, remote self-monitoring of blood pressure and physician-guided titration of medication after a hypertensive pregnancy lowered BP during the first 9 months postpartum more than usual care, a speaker reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions show that higher overall CV health as measured by the Life’s Essential 8 score is associated with lower biological age.

PHILADELPHIA — A 48-month intervention to lower BP in patients with uncontrolled hypertension also reduced risk for dementia and cognitive impairment, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.