The HCPLive Cardiology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for heart disease and cardiovascular events, as well as associated diabetes, renal failure, and more...
November 23rd 2024
With approval, acoramaidis becomes the first agent with a label specifying near-complete stabilization of TTR.
November 18th 2024
Elevating Care for PAH: Applying Recommended Management Approaches to Maximize Outcomes
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‘REEL’ Time Patient Counseling™: Navigating the Complex Journey of Diagnosing and Managing Fabry Disease
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Managing ANCA-associated Vasculitis
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Social Media Plays Key Part in Medicine Today
November 15th 2016When patients leave the waiting room of their provider, their concerns can go with them. With the help of social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, those concerns can be addressed while information is shared in a new and effective manner.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Help Move Care Forward
With more than 10,000 providers from around the world converging on the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, lessons from the event can be implemented as soon as the next day or show promise of work to come in the future.
PCSK9 Inhibitors Provide an Added Tool to Cardiac Care Armamentarium
With statins being a common treatment option to help patients reduce their cholesterol levels, the still relatively newly approved PCSK9 inhibitors have proven a valuable tool. However, they are not enough to help eliminate concerns about cardiac care and cholesterol.
Drugs and LVADs Reversed Heart Disease
Left ventricular assist devices are usually associated with keeping patients alive while they wait for a heart transplant. Using the devices with aggressive drug therapy enabled some patients to recover heart function and forgo the pumps.
Frequent Consumption of Sugary Drinks Increases Insulin Resistance and Raises Risk of Prediabetes
A new analysis of data from the Framingham Offspring Study indicated that the consumption of sugary beverages – but not diet beverages – is strongly associated with the progression of insulin resistance and the development of prediabetes.
Real-World Study on Valve Replacement Finds It More Dangerous than Surgery
An analysis of thousands of patients in Germany taken from a national registry found interventional procedures more dangerous than surgery for severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. But there may have been confounding factors.