Cardiology

A study from ESC Congress 2020 dove deeper into associations between specific biomarkers and risk of CV events in CAD patients with and without diabetes.

Our latest Emergency Department Minute Quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Paul Thompson, MD, offers perspective on the effects of tamoxifen on triglyceride levels.

Melissa Young, MD, offers perspective on the push to create cardiometabolic fellowships versus making endocrinology a more desirable field.

An analysis from ESC Congress 2020 is shedding further light on the effects of dulaglutide in patients with and without background metformin use.

Paul Thompson, MD, offers perspective on the use of ezetimibe in a clinical setting.

The risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations was associated with increasing PM10 at lag 0.

Full results of DAPA-CKD further inform clinicians on dapagliflozin and use of SGLT2 inhibitors in those with and without diabetes.

Manan Pareek, MD, PhD gives an overview about what is currently known about COVID-19 and cardiovascular risk.

An ESC Congress 2020 study details the predictive value of galectin-3 levels for predicting risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes

A podcast featuring an interview with Prof. Kausik Ray centered around the latest inclisiran data presented at ESC Congress 2020.

A study from ESC Congress 2020 details the effects of initiating rhythm control within the first year of an atrial fibrillation diagnosis.

For patients without diabetes, low serum bicarbonate and higher high sensitivity troponin T, NTproBNP, and urine NGAL were linked to a higher risk of the composite outcome.

Lead investigator of IMPACT-AFib discusses the results of the study and how they inform clinicians on strategies to improve oral anticoagulant use.

A podcast featuring the lead investigator of a recent study examining impact of metabolic syndrome on COVID-19 outcomes in a pair of New Orleans-based hospitals.

Investigators report on a post-hoc analysis of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial that assesses the efficacy of the SGLT-2 inhibitor in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

These guidelines set by ESC and EAS 2019 established treatment goals for LDL-C, non-HDL-C, and Apo-B in patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Investigators found no benefit from the discontinuation of ACE inhibitors/ARBs in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in a prospective, randomized, phase 4 trial.

The new equation model has shown to be more accurate than the Framingham Lifetime Risk equation and Pooled Cohort Equation.

How good are your diagnostic skills? Test them with this month's Visual Dx quiz!

Post hoc analysis of REAL-CAD shows the cholesterol metric does not serve to inform statin treatment control of coronary artery disease.

The congress president shares her favorite sessions, and ideas to integrate virtual setting successes into next year's meeting.

The largest and most comprehensive look at blood pressure therapies and cardiovascular disease risk to date is providing an overview of the effects of antihypertensive therapy at varying levels of baseline blood pressure.

Results of HOME-PE suggest an approach using HESTIA was noninferior to sPESI for patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

New data shows that high BMI individuals who were in the lowest polygenic score quintile had a 5-fold greater risk of diabetes than those with low BMI and a high polygenic score.

According to late breaking data, younger women exhibit a decreased risk for heart attack mortality due to estrogen’s protective effect

Analysis of the UK Biobank cohort details associations between increased HbA1c levels and risk of myocardial infarction in patients regardless of sex.

What ESC has learned about the benefits and difficulties of online-only forums.