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...
September 19th 2024
EDG-7500 was well-tolerated in healthy patients in Phase 1 while achieving gradient relief without LVEF reductions in the Phase 2 CIRRUS-HCM trial.
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Elevating Care for PAH: Applying Recommended Management Approaches to Maximize Outcomes
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CHA2DS2-VASc Scores Useful Even When Patients Do Not Have Atrial Fibrillation
The scoring system known as CHA2DS2-VASc is commonly used as a clinical guideline for assessing ischemic stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). A research team from Santiago, Chile found it can also predict vascular dysfunction and cardiovascular events in high-risk patients who do not have AF.
Can Telomere Length Predict Stroke Risk?
Independent of cardiac risk factors, including chronological age and blood pressure preserved telomere length "represents healthy cellular aging," Dhananjay Vaidya and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University reported in an abstract.
Testosterone Replacement OKd for Men with Heart Disease
November 9th 2015Men with documented testosterone deficiency should be allowed to take testosterone replacement therapy if they have cardiovascular disease (CVD) or localized prostate cancer, according to new guidelines issued by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation.
No Evidence HPV Vaccine Causes CRPS or POTS in Young Women
A committee of the European Medicines Agency has completed a long-anticipated review finding no evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines trigger complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
Q&A With Daniel Ouellette From Henry Ford Hospital: Benefits Seen In Raising Smoking Age To 21
With the federal government leaving it to state and local entities to determine the age at which tobacco products can be purchased, an effort is underway to advance the age limit three years to 21.
Pathology Between Gout and Cardiovascular Events Remains a Mystery
The presence of urate crystal precipitation does not necessarily indicate a greater risk of cardiovascular complications for patients with increased levels of monosodium urate, which is the defining characteristic of gout.
Type 2 Diabetes ELIXA Trial Update on CV Risk, Stroke, and Mortality
October 30th 2015The much buzzed about Evaluation of Lixisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ELIXA) trial has been tracking the medication in patients with type 2 diabetes. An update on the outcomes was provided at the 10th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC 2015) in Boston, Massachusetts.
ATRIA Score Accurately Identifies Patients at Low Risk for Stroke
A new tool for assessing the risk of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation performed better than the existing standard in a large retrospective analysis. ATRIA risk scores were less likely than CHA2DS2-VASc scores to mistakenly characterize patients as "high risk" and, therefore, to lead to the overuse of anticoagulation.
Low-Carb Beats Low-Fat, Diet Review Finds
A new analysis of 17 studies of dietary interventions to promote weight loss and a cardiac benefit found that low-carb diets "were 98 percent more likely to lower the risks of heart attack or stroke" in people who are overweight.
Heart Surgery Patients Die of Bacterial Infection in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania hospital has set up a dedicated website and toll-free phone line to quell patients' fears after announcing four heart surgery patients were discovered to have died apparently from bacterially contaminated medical devices.