Cardiology

A 41-year-old man whose ECG shows an ST elevation with an upwardly convex descent to an inverted T wave in leads V1 and V2. Labs showed hyperkalemia. What's your diagnosis?

The diabetes management and adult health specialist reacts to the SGLT2 inhibitor's newest indication.

The SGLT2 inhibitor from Janssen has shown significant benefit for reducing progression to end-stage kidney disease, as well as risk for major adverse cardiovascular events.

Elena Myasoedova, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, discusses the results of a study examining the incidence rates of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis across 3 decades.

Rania Al Asmar, MBBS, discusses a study she led and authored that examined prevalence and characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who later developed coronary artery disease.

In new data presented at CCR West, investigators link smoking and ethnicity with organ damage of SLE patients.

The high-sensitivity test may prove to be significantly beneficial for at-risk females, who generally have lower troponin levels than men.

New findings show, despite women making up a greater rate of internal medicine residents, subspecialty fellowships are at a greater disparity now than in 1991.

A study from cardiologists at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh examining changes to criteria in 2016, which aimed to improve mortality rates among pediatric candidates for heart transplantation, found rates have worsened for certain conditions.

A Johns Hopkins University study found that donating a kidney was linked to a 19% increase in developing hypertension, regardless of a patient's race.

A new study shows that approximately one-quarter of adults aged 18-34 years old with a medical condition have used marijuna in the past month.

The therapy becomes the first oral GLP-1 agonist approved for the treatment of A1C reduction.

The approved test detects Babesia parasites in red blood cells—an advancement due to the inability to detect parasite in traditional plasma or serum samples.

While better therapies exist to treat patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, there are several hurdles preventing them from being implemented.

Doctors need to use their best judgement when deciding when to use cardiogenic shock devices for temporary mechanical support.

A new American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health-sponsored study found that use of a polypill reduced cardiovascular risk in a low-income population in Mobile, Alabama.

A recent study examining use of popular glucose-lowering medications found that metformin use was associated with fewer cardiovascular events in diabetic patients with reduced kidney function.

How recent trends in heart failure research have shown more priority to patient quality of life outcomes.

How does the broadened sacubitril/valsartan assessment influence the treating confidence of a clinician?

Shaquille O'Neal, EdD, and Elizabeth Ofili, MD, discuss how organizations and physicians are taking novel approaches to engage patients and non-patients about heart failure.

New findings from the trial show daily adherence to the fluid monitoring ReDS system dropped HF patient readmission risk by 58%.

The number of pregnant women who develop hypertension during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy has spiked in the U.S. since 1979, especially among black women, with advanced maternal age contributing to this upward trend, say researchers writing in Hypertension this month.

Shaquille O'Neal and Elizabeth Ofili, MD, sit down to discuss Shaq Gets Real, which is a new campaign from Arbor Pharmaceuticals to increase awareness of the disparities in heart failure rates in the African American community.

After success in a recent clinical trial, dapagliflozin will soon be available to reduce the risk of heart failure in adults with heart failure reduced ejection fraction or preserved ejection fraction.

Elizabeth Ofili, MD, discusses the importance of annual meetings, such as HFSA 2019, for outreach and engaging patient populations about heart failure.

At the annual meeting dedicated to heart failure, investigators present nutritional recommendations for patients, which includes dietary consultations, bariatric surgery, and a reduction in saturated fats and sodium.

Shaquille O'Neal, Ed.D, and Elizabeth Ofili, MD, discuss using unconventional mediums to engage non-patients and spread awarness of heart failure — specifically in African Americans.

A proof of concept trial examining spironolactone for heart failure prevention presented at HFSA 2019 found spironolactone use did reduce PIIINP or that its impact on PIIINP was mitigated by galectin-3.

There are many options to treat heart failure for patients suffering from end stage kidney disease.

Results of the AMBER study, presented at HFSA 2019, found that patiromer can help improve spironolactone use while also reducing the prevalence of hyperkalemia.