Cardiology

A recent study found that video-based motion analysis from a smartphone correctly detected carotid artery stenosis in adults.

A recent insight in JAMA highlighted the factors that physicians should consider when counseling women with CVD on contraception.

Researchers project a substantial increase in CV risk factors, including a 40% increase in diabetes and a 30% increase in hypertension, along with a parallel rise in CVD by 2060, likely stressing an already burdened health care system.

Certain factors were associated with heart palpitations in menopause, according to findings of a scoping literature review in Women’s Health.

CHICAGO — In this video, Healio Primary Care Peer Perspective Board Member Alan Dow, MD, MSHA, FACP, reviews highlights from various presentations that he attended during the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Thousands of cardiovascular professionals recently attended the American College of Cardiology meeting, virtually or in Washington D.C., to debate and discuss their latest research.

In the top story in cardiology last week, researchers reported that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 developed persistent dyspnea a year after discharge. These patients had no history of heart or lung disease.

COPD maintenance therapy, particularly the combination of a long-acting beta agonist and long-acting muscarinic antagonist, was associated with left atrial size, according to an observational study published in Respiratory Medicine.

Heart and inflammatory issues experienced by pediatric patients hospitalized with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children mostly resolved within a few months, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

In this video perspective, internist Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP, discusses how cognitive impairment can impact a patient’s ability to understand their health care needs.