Prevention
Prevention ‘bundle’ reduces in-hospital cardiac arrest in pediatric ICUs
A collaborative network of pediatric cardiac intensive care teams significantly decreased rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest over 18 months using a low-technology prevention practice bundle, independent of secular trends, data show.
Gulati: ASPC congress to focus on, expand the ABCs of CVD prevention
The American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention will be held Friday through Sunday and focus on the expansion of the ABCs of prevention and the future of preventive CV care.
Better primary, secondary prevention needed to reduce prehospital MI death
Prehospital deaths are a larger contributor to MI mortality, and how it varies within and across high-income countries, than hospital case fatality, highlighting a need for more early intervention efforts, data show.
ASPC will cover the ABCs of preventive cardiology at annual Congress on CVD Prevention
The American Society for Preventive Cardiology announces the official program for the ASPC 2022 Congress on CVD Prevention, scheduled July 29 to 31 in Louisville, Kentucky.
No CV benefit with metformin, lifestyle intervention, despite diabetes prevention
In adults with prediabetes, metformin and lifestyle interventions decreased the likelihood of type 2 diabetes development but did not reduce risk for major adverse CV events compared with placebo during 21 years of follow-up, data show.
Some needs unmet in secondary CVD prevention despite aspirin use; new agent may have role
Aspirin is the foundational treatment for secondary prevention of cardiac events and the standard therapy I have used for my patients for decades, but it can expose some patients to bleeding risk.
Asundexian confers lower bleeding rates vs. apixaban for stroke prevention in AF
WASHINGTON — In patients with atrial fibrillation requiring stroke prevention, the novel factor XIa inhibitor asundexian was associated with lower bleeding rates compared with apixaban, according to the results of the PACIFIC-AF trial.
Diabetes prevention intervention doubles screening rates in high-risk women
Screening rates for diabetes doubled in several Australian primary care practices after the implementation of a prevention intervention targeting women who were previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes, according to recent findings.
Suicide prevention module superior to usual care for adults with substance use disorder
A treatment mode specifically targeting prevention of addiction-related suicide is superior to customary care for improving knowledge, behaviors and help-seeking, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.
VIDEO: Bozkurt highlights main takeaways from new HF management guideline
WASHINGTON — In this Healio video exclusive, the vice chair of a new guideline on the management of HF discusses the biggest takeaways.