Cardiology

Our latest cardiology case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features a man in his 60’s with body aches, subjective fevers, and loss of sense of taste for the past several days. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

An analysis of data from multiple Danish registries provides evidence suggesting women who experience preterm delivery had 1.6-fold greater odds of developing hypertension later in life.

Data show In youth with obesity, but not healthy weight, visceral fat was positively associated with PWV and was predictive of PWV beyond BMI and waist circumference.

In 1774 estimated discharges where a hospital region in the US had been indicated, 35.9% were diagnosed in the West and 32.3% in the South.

Women who delivered preterm had a greater than 1.6-fold risk of hypertension and women who delivered extremely preterm had a 2.2-fold risk within the next 10 years.

In a Q&A, Guy Mintz, MD, provides perspective on the USPSTF draft recommendations surrounding aspirin for primary and secondary prevention, how the role of aspirin has evolved in recent decades, and how the news has caused a surge of questions in his practice.

Using data from SWAN DHS, investigators determined changes in menstrual cycle length prior to a woman's final menstrual period were associated with changes in carotid intima-media thickness and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.

An analysis of more than 9 million patients, including more than 5 million receiving both doses, provides insight into the risks of myocarditis associated with the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine.

An analysis of more than 4 million singleton deliveries from more than 2.1 million women provides insight into the apparent increase in risk associated with preterm delivery.

Data show the overall risk difference between the first and second doses of BNT162b2 was 1.76 per 100,000 persons.

In an analysis of SWAN data, investigators found changes in menstrual cycle length within the 5 years preceding a woman's final menstrual period was associated with changes in carotid intima-media thickness and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.

In the primary endpoint, patients with severe HF had a 20% risk reduction compared to no significant treatment benefit in patients without severe HF.

To celebrate National Physician Assistant Week, we reached out to the president of the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiology for his perspective on the holiday and to reflect on the evolving role of PAs in cardiology.

Proposed new guidelines recommended against low-dose aspirin use for primary prevention of CVD in adults age 60 years or older, citing adverse effects.

Our latest case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features a woman in her 40s sent from a monoclonal antibody clinic to the ER for a syncopal episode. Check out the EKG and try to determine the correct diagnosis!

Dr. Ponder discusses the importance of both clinician and patient learning about new diabetic technologies, focusing on their utility and limitations in the care process.

Analysis of data from 83k matched pairs suggests statin initiation could increase a patient's odds of diabetes progression, including need for new glucose-lowering medications and new insulin use.

Dr. Buchholz discussed the idea of screening and intervening in patients with food insecurity, both in the clinical setting and in the community.

A significantly increased risk of hospitalization from pneumonia was observed due to haemophilus influenzae.

Dr. Buchholz discusses who is most at-risk of food insecurity and comorbid factors that stem from lack of access to healthy food.

Fever is present in both KD and MIS-C, but there is lower prevalence of the 5 KD defining clinical features in MIS-C.

Dr. Erickson discussed screening for children prone to sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death based on an updated AAP policy statement.

Dr. Michalsky observed challenges in pediatric bariatric surgery, specifically growing consensus on its use, the use of BMI, and access to treatment.

Dr. Michalsky discusses the utility of bariatric surgical options in patients with a high body mass index.

Leveraging data from 3 European cohorts, investigators detail the risk of incident coronary heart disease and mortality associated with iron deficiency in the general population.

Episode 4 of Crisis Point asks the question you've been waiting for, "What is blueprint to resolving the obesity crisis?"

A post hoc analysis of the REWIND trial suggests women with diabetes were less likely to achieve treatment targets and receive guideline-directed medical therapies than their male counterparts.

Differences in CV risk factors persisted between Black participants and White participants and may be due to social determinants of health.

An analysis of patient outcomes for those undergoing transfemoral TAVR from 2008-2018 sugggests permanent pacemaker implantation was not associated with an increase in risk of cardiovascular mortality, heart failure, or endocarditis.

Research presented at EASD 2021 suggests patients with metabolically healthy obesity were still at an increased risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation when compared to their counterparts who had always maintained a healthy weight.