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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Intra-Arterial Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
May 14th 2015The primary objectives of treating acute ischemic stroke are to prevent death and limit functional disability. Similar to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), timely reperfusion using systemic thrombolysis has been shown to improve outcome of acute stroke, namely functional neurologic recovery, but not mortality. But unlike AMI, the role of intra-arterial or endovascular therapy in acute stroke has not been clearly established.
Pay-for-Performance in Diabetes: Sorting the Good from the Not-so-Good
May 12th 2015As P4P strategies gain popularity, the need for accurate assessment tools becomes more and more apparent-many physicians support PCP but believe that current measures are inaccurate. A common problem is that physicians appear to be penalized if they treat the elderly or patients who have reduced access to care or drug treatment.
Atrial Fibrillation Increases Heart Attack Risk
Analysis of a large patient cohort indicates that atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of just 1 of the 2 major types of heart attack - but the association is strong enough to increase the overall heart-attack risk by 63%.
Eat Fiber: One Simple Message for Weight Loss
May 11th 2015This study was a randomized, controlled trial of 240 adults with metabolic syndrome who were assigned to follow either the single-component dietary recommendation of increased fiber consumption (≥30g/d), or the multi-component American Heart Association (AHA) dietary guidelines. The primary outcome measure was weight loss at 12 months.
The End of SGR: What Took So Long?
May 8th 2015For more than a decade, it has been an annual ritual to read headlines about a crisis brewing in Congress as it struggled to avert a looming Medicare disaster stemming from the imminent pay cut to Medicare physicians mandated by the "SGR". Like a broken record each time, spurred by warnings of physician groups of the dire consequences the slash in Medicare fees would have on medical practices and Medicare patients, Congress scrambled at the 12th hour to put off the mandated cuts for another year.
Study: Three Ablation Techniques Get Similar Results
When heart patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation do not respond to antiarrhythmic medications, physicians may turn to percutaneous catheter ablation. The unanswered treatment question has been how extensive that ablation should be. A new study indicates several techniques achieve the same results.
With primary care physicians treating such a broad spectrum of conditions they also have a number of medications they can prescribe to help their patients. While some of these are more beneficial than others it is important to consider which might be more effective for patients.
Diabetes Diagnosis Opens a Window of Opportunity for Weight Loss
May 5th 2015When patients are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, clinicians usually recommend several lifestyle changes, including weight loss. Few studies have looked at weight changes in patients with type 2 diabetes around initial diagnosis, although it's clear that it is more difficult for patients with diabetes to lose weight than it is for others.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Death
May 4th 2015In addition to recent research that used genetic factors to predict the severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), another development suggests that patients have an increased risk of a surprise heart attack even without showing symptoms.