Prevention
Updated guideline redefines HF stages, emphasizes prevention, new treatments
WASHINGTON — A joint guideline from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America redefines HF stages to focus on prevention and recommends HF treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors.
P2Y12 inhibitors may be superior to aspirin for secondary CVD prevention
In patients requiring secondary CVD prevention, P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy conferred reduced risk for major adverse CV events compared with aspirin monotherapy without raising risk for bleeding, researchers reported.
Multiple barriers exist for youth access to exposure and response prevention therapy
DENVER — Multiple socioeconomic and clinician-based factors prevent access to and utilization of exposure and response prevention therapy for youths, a speaker said at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.
‘There is an option for everyone’ when it comes to stroke prevention
Physical activities of varying types, frequencies and intensities appeared to lower a person’s incidence of stroke, suggesting “that there is an option for everyone,” researchers wrote.
Q&A: Consistent, timely exposures ‘key’ to infant food allergen introduction
PHOENIX — Allergens should not be avoided but rather introduced early and often into an infant’s diet to reduce risk for food allergy, according to a presentation at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
Black patients less likely to receive statins after kidney transplant
Compared with white patients, Black patients had lower odds of receiving statins for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention after kidney transplant.
Antipsychotics for relapse prevention less effective a second time
Among patients with first-episode psychosis, the effectiveness of antipsychotics for relapse prevention decreased significantly after the second occurrence, according to a register-based cohort study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Exclusion, refusal rates moderate in youth suicide prevention RCTs
Researchers found moderate rates of exclusion and refusal in youth suicide prevention randomized controlled trials, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Study suggests young women prefer vaginal ring over oral PrEP for HIV prevention
Adolescent girls and young women preferred the dapivirine ring over oral PrEP for HIV prevention by a two to one margin in a study conducted in three African countries, researchers reported Tuesday.