Heart Failure: Latest

• Study Identifies CV Comorbidities Linked to Dermatomyositis The results "represent potential areas for preventative intervention," the researchers wrote.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Medicare Bundled Payment Model Fails to Boost HF Outcomes Medicare's bundled payment model was not associated with changes in process-of-care measures or early outcomes after hospitalization for heart failure, a new study reported.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: PNH Presentation and Diagnosis How much do you know about the presentation and diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 05, 2024
• Jan 05 2024 This Week in Cardiology   Neuro-modulation in HF, private equity owned hospitals, HCM, SCD and ICD re-evaluated, and peer review are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 05, 2024
• Skill Checkup: Man With Acute Shortness of Breath An 80-year-old Black man with a history of HFrEF, well-controlled paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes with acute shortness of breath. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 02, 2024
• Explainer-What Other Health Conditions Might Weight-loss Drugs Treat? Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss therapy Wegovy are being studied to see whether they can improve health in other ways.
  Reuters Health Information, January 02, 2024
• Topics Cardiologists Love to Hate: MOC and AI   Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson discuss two of the hottest topics in cardiology and medicine for 2023: a proposed alternative to the maintenance of certification process, and artificial intelligence.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 29, 2023
• Hospital Adverse Events Rise Post Private Equity Acquisition However, in-hospital mortality rates were not significantly different at private equity hospitals compared with control hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
• How Accurately Can ChatGPT Answer Cardiac Arrest Queries? ChatGPT's ability to respond to cardiac arrest inquiries by survivors, their relatives, and lay rescuers was investigated, revealing its accuracy and limitations.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
• Alert Positive Topline Results for SEQUOIA-HCM Trial in OHCM Preliminary results of the pivotal phase 3 trial show benefit of the cardiac myosin inhibitor, aficamten, in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
• AHA Names Top CVD Advances for 2023 Advances in stroke, a novel antihypertensive, and new evidence that diabetes drugs may offer CVD benefits for those without diabetes are among the top developments in 2023, on the AHA's annual list.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
• Alert FDA Expands Label for CVRx Barostim System in HF The Barostim neuromodulation system is now indicated in NYHA class III or class II HF despite guideline-directed medical therapies, with LVEF ≤ 35% and NT-proBNP < 1600 pg/mL.
  Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2023
• The Ethics of Sham PCI and Clinical Relevance of ORBITA-2   John Mandrola asks Rasha Al-Lamee and Christopher Rajkumar to address criticisms of the ethics and clinical relevance of their pivotal ORBITA-2 trial.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 27, 2023
• Noninvasive Ultrasound Benefits Calcified Aortic Valves A recently developed technique reduces calcification by as much as 20% and could provide an alternative to valve replacement for some patients.
  Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2023
• Device-Detected Atrial High-Rate Episodes Tied to Mortality Atrial high-rate episodes are associated with more than twice the risk for mortality in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator.
  Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2023
• Study to Examine Routine ICD Implantation Post Heart Attack The emergence of new medicinal treatments may have changed the risk-benefit ratio of routine ICD implantation in patients with a severely abnormal LVEF after a heart attack.
  Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2023
• CPAP Oversells and Underperforms The pressure pushers have been undeterred by evidence, says Dr Holley.
  Medscape Critical Care, December 22, 2023
• Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2023 Obesity drugs, factor XI inhibitors, and procedures such as TAVR, PCI, and TEER are among the top stories of 2023, according to cardiologist John Mandrola, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 20, 2023
• Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy However, standard AI model predictions enhanced diagnostic accuracy by 4.4%.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
• Patients Facing Death Are Choosing a Lifesaving Heart Device The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database has more than 4500 reports in which the medical device may have caused a patient's death.
  KFF Health News, December 20, 2023
• The Top Cardiology Trials of 2023   For this year's review, Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson revisit the major cardiology conferences -- from ACC in New Orleans to AHA in Philly.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 15, 2023
• GLP-1 RAs for CVD: Are Cardiologists Ready? The SELECT trial catapulted GLP-1 RAs into the forefront of CVD prevention, but cardiologists are making their own decisions about whether and how they might integrate these agents into practice.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
• Tafamidis May Help Protect Cardiac Function in ATTR-CM Patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy taking tafamidis have less worsening of cardiac function than those on placebo, post hoc analysis of randomized results suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
• Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair Improved Quality of Life Transcatheter tricuspid repair reduced valve regurgitation and improved quality of life at 1 year even for the sickest patients, but mortality remained high, new analysis of TRILUMINATE trial shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Assessing and Advancing Therapy for T2D Are you up to date with advancing therapy for type 2 diabetes? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 12, 2023
• ADA Issues New Screening, Obesity Management Recommendations Updates to the American Diabetes Association's Standards of Care for 2024 include multiple new screening recommendations, as well as new obesity management guidance and other revisions.
  Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2023
• The Truth About Vaping   The idea that vaping is harmless is going up in smoke. What would you tell your own kids or grandkids about e-cigarette use?
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 11, 2023
• Dec 08 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Three aspects of the recent AF guideline documents and a possible new treatment of POTS are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 08, 2023
• Antihypertensives Show Similar Long-Term Mortality Rates Long-term data showed negligible differences in mortality among hypertensive adults treated with thiazide-type diuretics, calcium channel blockers, or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
  MDedge News, December 08, 2023
• New Cardiology Certification Board: What's the Plan? The proposal by the major cardiovascular societies to form a new certification board represents a revolution in the field of CME and assessment of competency. What is known so far?
  Medscape Medical News, December 07, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes How much do you know about glycemic control in type 2 diabetes? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 07, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Risk Factors for Heart Failure How familiar are you with risk factors of heart failure? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 07, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Breathlessness, Fatigue, and Agitation A 72-year-old woman presents with breathlessness, extreme fatigue, and weakness, and can be heard wheezing. She is also highly agitated and is sweating profusely. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Obesity Medications How familiar are you with current obesity medications? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Key Updates in Obesity From AHA 2023   Highlights in obesity from AHA 2023 include an overview of the SELECT and SURMOUNT trials, cost-effectiveness of weight loss therapies, and the association of obesity with the risk for heart failure.
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Sotatercept Endorsed for PAH by ICER Drug's novel mechanism of action raises hopes of disease-modifying activity, but long-term cost-effectiveness rests on improvement in functional status.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2023
• Clinical Practice Guidelines on SGLT-2 Inhibition in Adult Kidney Disease (UKKA, 2023) Updated 2023 clinical practice guidelines on SGLT-2 inhibition in adult kidney disease published by the UK Kidney Association in BMC Nephrology.
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Return to Play in Athletes With Acute Myocarditis An expert analysis of the recommended protocol.
  ACC.org, December 06, 2023
• Analysis Supports Link Between Psoriasis and OSA Several hypotheses may explain the connection, such as the presence of inflammatory mediators and nocturnal cytokine secretion, according to the authors.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023