Cardiology

Ersilia DeFillipis, MD, discusses a trio of studies she presented at ACC.24 examining different financial hurdles and barriers encountered by people in need of heart transplants.

An ACC.24 analysis found a decline in TTM use post-2013 TTM trial, which investigators suggest indicates a potential misinterpretation of trial findings.

Counting down the most impactful news at major medical meetings, it’s the HCPLive Five! This edition focuses on 5 updates from the American College of Cardiology 2024 (ACC.24) Annual Scientific Sessions.

A retrospective analysis of EHR data from ACC.24 provides insight into the effects of ARNI relative to ACEi/ARB in patients with newly diagnosed heart failure and an LVEF greater than 40%.

Safia Chatur, MD, discusses the results of a PARADIGM-HF analysis at ACC.24 examining the effects of ARNI use across the updated 2024 KDIGO Risk Classifications.

Ankeet Bhatt, MD, MBA, discusses a NUDGE-FLU analysis from ACC.24 examining effect of the CV gain-framed nudge in patients with and without history of AMI.

Ahmad Masri, MD, MS, discusses a study from ACC.24 examining trends in incidence and outcomes of emergency department visits related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from 2006 to 2019.

Sara Saberi, MD, discusses 1-year data from a cohort of 46 patients within the FOREST-HCM trial at ACC.24.

A trio of experts discuss their perspectives on the recent advancement in pharmacotherapy within the management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

José López, MD, discusses a case series from ACC.24 related to leadless pacemaker extraction and reimplantation.

Martin Maron, MD, discusses the results of the IMPROVE-HCM trial and how it informs the community on the potential of ninerafaxstat.

Christie Ballantyne, MD, discusses data from the SHASTA-2 trial and how it informs the community on the potential of plozasiran in management of severe hypertriglyceridemia.

Veraprapas Kittipibul, MD, discusses an analysis of the TRANSFORM-HF trial at ACC.24.

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, discusses a presentation from ACC.24 assessing the effects of dapagliflozin across a range of left ventricular hypertrophy from DELIVER.

REDUCE-AMI concluded beta-blockers show no significant benefit following myocardial infarction among patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction

Alberto Foà, MD, PhD, discusses a PARAGON-HF analysis from ACC.24 examining treatment-related hypotension in people with HFmrEF/HFpEF.

Plozasiran demonstrates a 74% reduction in triglyceride levels at 24 weeks in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia in the phase 2b SHASTA-2 trial.

Veraprapas Kittipibul, MD, discusses a study examining costs associated with heart failure hospitalization among patients with HFrEF or HFpEF from within the GWTG-HF registry.

The STEP HFpEF DM trial at ACC.24 shows significant improvements in symptoms among patients with obesity-related HFpEF and diabetes mellitus.

In this ACC.24 episode of Don't Miss a Beat, hosts are joined by Javed Butler, MD, for a breakdown of the EMPACT-MI trial.

Results of EMPACT-MI suggest use of empagliflozin was not associated with a statistically significant reduction in a composite of death and heart failure hospitalization.

Prices of nearly all insulins, SGLT2 inhibitors, and GLP1As could be reduced if robust generic or biosimilar manufacture were enabled.

Less than 2 months after being the subject of an FDA AdComm meeting, Abbott's TriClip TEER System has received approval for tricuspid regurgitation.

A recap of the biggest FDA news and decisions in cardiovascular medicine from the first 3 months of 2024, with commentary on recent announcements by Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA.

FDA issued a warning for the the Impella left-sided blood pumps as it had received many reports of heart-wall tears, increasing the risk of death, hypertension, and more.

In a recent UK study, more than half of stroke survivors developed depression within 18 years.

The hospitalization risk was reduced to up to 75% for patients with heart disease treated with both antidepressants and psychotherapy to manage anxiety or depression symptoms.

Michael Weber, MD, lead of the PRECISION trial, discusses the significance of the aprocitentan (Tryvio) approval and key points for providers who may have patients with uncontrolled hypertension.

The approval marks the first and only once-daily single-tablet combination therapy for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.