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Invasive Treatment Tied to Better Outcomes in Elderly With NSTEMI

Empagliflozin Superior to Placebo for Heart Failure

VA/DoD Issue Guideline for Diagnosis, Management of HTN

Deaths From Atrial Fibrillation Declined From 1972 to 2015

High-Intensity Lifestyle Treatment Beneficial for Obesity in Underserved

In-Hospital Heart Failure Deaths Down With Routine Vaccinations

Guidelines Developed for Exercise in Cardiovascular Disease

ADA Updates Guideline for Pharmacotherapy of T2DM

August 2020 Briefing – Cardiology

Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder in Teens Linked to Later MI Risk

Long-Term Follow-Up Reported for BP Telemonitoring Program

Smartwatch App Compared to Standard ECG for Acute Coronary Syndromes

Losing Weight Before Midlife Cuts Mortality Risk

Proportion of Deaths Due to Heart Failure, HTN Increasing

Mortality, Intubation Rates Lower With Anticoagulation in COVID-19

Yoga Practice May Benefit Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Worse Outcomes in COVID-19

Admissions for Stroke, TIA Down Early in COVID-19 Pandemic

Preterm Delivery Ups Risk for Premature Mortality in Mothers

Exposure to Burning Wood Linked to Abnormal Cardiac Parameters

AHA Details How to Lower Stroke Risk During, After Heart Surgery

Blacks Have Higher Incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Heart Events Observed for ~12 Percent of Adults Hospitalized With Flu

Deaths Up for U.S. Veterans Who Have PCI at Community Facilities

Feeling Dizzy Upon Standing May Point to Later Dementia

Antihypertensive Agents Not Tied to Higher Risk for Depression

RAAS Inhibitors May Benefit HTN Patients With COVID-19

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Menopause Symptoms Linked

Evinacumab Cuts LDL-C Level in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Advisory Panel Rejects Nearly All Proposals for Fetal Tissue Research

Poll: More Older Adults Using Telehealth During Pandemic

Homelessness Tied to Higher Readmission Rates

Combination Therapy May Benefit Some With Kawasaki Disease

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduction in Mortality Rate

Higher BPA Exposure Linked to Increased Risk for All-Cause Mortality

CV Risk Factors, Comorbidity Tied to COVID-19 CV Complications

Pitavastatin Effective for Lowering Lipids

Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution May Increase Risk for CVD

Return-to-School Recommendations Issued for Organ Transplant Recipients

More Than One-Third of U.S. Children Consume Fast Food

Lean Mass Lower in Survivors of Pediatric Abdominal, Pelvic Tumors

Pupil Area May Help Indicate Prognosis in Heart Failure

In-Person Clinic Visits at VA Down by Half Early in Pandemic

Women Have More Depression With Peripheral Artery Disease

CDC Updates Info on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Self-Reported Biotin Use Increased From 1999 to 2016

Burnout Less Likely for Doctors in Minority Race/Ethnic Groups

Guidelines Detail How to Manage Aneurysms of Visceral Arteries

Bacterial Infections Increase Coronary Heart Disease Risk in T1DM

Preventable Hospitalizations Up Among Those With Dementia

Persistent Opioid Use Seen in ~10 Percent of Patients After Cardiac Surgery

Reproductive Factors Tied to Coronary Artery Disease

Malnutrition Common in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients

Guidance Helps Doctors Optimize Telemedicine for Seniors

Alcohol Abuse Ups Mortality Risk Among Arrhythmia Patients

Mental Stress-Induced Brain Activation Linked to Angina

Hospitalization Rates for AMI Dropped During Early COVID-19

Expanding Medicaid in Holdout States Could Insure 3.9 Million

COVID-19 Tied to Higher Risk for Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes

Life Expectancy 78.60 Years for U.S. Population for 2009-2011

Telestroke Consultations Down During COVID-19 Pandemic

Life Expectancy 78.60 Years for U.S. Population for 2009-2011

Almost One in Three Black Young Adults in U.S. Have Hypertension

Flu Vaccination in High-Risk Groups May Reduce CV Events

AHA: Cannabis May Have Adverse Cardiovascular Effects

CDC: More American Indian, Alaska Natives in Fair, Poor Health

ED Visits Decreased in Five States From January Through April 2020

Health Plans Not Implementing Prior Authorization Reforms

Improved Screenings by Ob-Gyns May Help Detect Heart Problems

CV Meds Underused in Hispanics With Peripheral Artery Disease

Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Up for Women With PCOS

Subcutaneous ICD Noninferior to Transvenous ICD

Remote Weight-Loss Program Optimized to Cut Costs, Maximize Results

USPSTF Still Advises Against Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening

AI-Enabled ECG Can Identify Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

President Says Medicare Should Expand Telehealth Services

Most Studies Still Fail to Analyze Data by Sex

July 2020 Briefing – Cardiology

Cost-Related Rx Nonadherence Highest in Young U.S. Women

Mortality Risk Increased With Pulmonary Vascular Resistance of ≥2.2

Risk for Acute Cerebrovascular Events Low in COVID-19 Patients

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Outcomes After A-Fib Ablation

More Than One in Three Stroke Survivors Have Uncontrolled HTN

38 Percent of Older Adults in U.S. Not Ready for Video Doctor Visits

Sex Differences in Income Vary With Proportion of Male Doctors

Survivors of Adolescent, Young Adult ALL May Suffer Late Effects

Telemedicine Use Explodes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Chocolate Tied to Lower Coronary Artery Disease Risk

Risk for Heart Failure Increased for Women Taking β-Blockers

COVID-19-Related Symptoms Persist After Recovery

Patterns Changing for Heart Disorder Hospitalizations in Canada

Incidence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Up During COVID-19

Half of Individuals With MI at Age 50 or Younger Are Smokers

Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors

Statin Use May Cut All-Cause, CVD Mortality in Those 75 and Older

Excessive Sugar Tied to Fat Deposits Around Heart, Other Organs

Acute Ischemic Stroke Risk Higher With COVID-19 Than Influenza

Oral Corticosteroid Bursts Carry Risk for Severe Adverse Events

CRC Risk Down With ACEi, Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Use

Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country

Mortality Risk Down With Meeting Recommended Exercise Levels

Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Occur Each Year in the U.S.

Multiple Healthy Eating Patterns May Be Able to Lower CVD Risk

Spectrum of Imaging Findings Described in COVID-19 MIS-C

Heart Rhythm Disorders Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments Explored in T2DM

Preterm Delivery May Up Maternal Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease

Updated Guidance Provided for Safe Solid Organ Transplantation

Government E-Cigarette Restrictions on Marketing Lower Use

Blood Pressure, Retinal Vessel Diameters Connected in Children

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act

CDC Updates List of Who Is at Highest Risk for COVID-19

Heart Failure Ups Risk of Death in Patients With New T2DM

Metabolic Syndrome Up in Young Adults in the United States

Inhibition of Sclerostin May Increase Cardiovascular Risk

Sex, Ethnic Differential Patterns of COVID-19 Unexplained

ED Use Down for MI, Stroke, Hyperglycemic Crisis in COVID-19

USPSTF Advises Hypertension Screening for All Adults

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Will Generate Health Gains

Safety Climate Perceptions Linked to Health Provider Stress

Daily Coffee May Lower Risk for Developing Arrhythmia

Heart Transplant Patients May Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality

Mortality Up for Rural Versus Urban Stroke Patients

Court Rules Against Drug Price Disclosures in TV Ads

Cardioprotective Therapy Use Lower With Cancer History

CDC: Deaths From Exposure to Heat-Related Conditions Identified

Changes Proposed for Newborn Congenital Heart Disease Screen

Midlife Blood Pressure During Exercise Predicts Later Heart Disease

Hormone Therapies Tied to Brain Changes in Menopausal Women

CVD, Non-CVD Mortality Increased With Azithromycin Use

Stressful Life Events May Up CHD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

FDA Pulls Emergency Approval of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

Sleep Apnea in Patients With T2DM Ups Risk for Comorbidities

Signs, Symptoms Vary Widely for Children Presenting With PIMS-TS

Risk or Fear of COVID-19 Should Not Delay Bystander CPR

Stay-at-Home Orders Challenging Obese Patients

Stroke Risk Increased in African Americans Who Smoke Cigarettes

Risk Factors for Suicide ID’d in Health Care Professionals

Depressive Symptoms Linked to CVD Risk, Mortality

Low-Dose Aspirin Lowers CVD Risk but Raises Bleeding Risk

Recent Cannabis Use Not Linked to Acute Ischemic Stroke

Troponin I Elevation Linked to Death in COVID-19 Patients

Treatment Gap Remains in Stroke Care Between Men and Women

CAC Score, Physical Activity May Help Predict Mortality in Seniors

Newborn Respiratory Distress Up With Maternal Antidepressant Use

Kawasaki-Like Disease More Common in Children of African Ancestry

Blood Pressure Treatment Even Effective in Frail Older Adults

Adverse Childhood Environment Tied to Later Health Problems

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Incidence Rate Stabilizing

Certain Tumor Markers Also Tied to Heart Failure Outcomes

COVID-19 Mortality Higher for Those Not Taking Meds for Their HTN

Hydroxychloroquine Plus Macrolides No Benefit in COVID-19

COVID-19 Drug Studies Questioned

ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to In-Hospital COVID-19 Death

Women’s Acute Coronary Symptoms No Longer ‘Atypical’

Reducing Number of BP Meds May Be Safe in Some Older Adults

Weight, Blood Pressure Higher in Younger Patients With T2DM

Doxycycline Does Not Cut Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Workplace Wellness Programs Do Not Impact Clinical Outcomes

Delay in Treatment Seen for Acute Ischemic Stroke During COVID-19

May 2020 Briefing – Cardiology

Significant Drop Seen in Type A Aortic Dissection After COVID-19

Multiple Sclerosis Tied to Higher Risk for CVD, Cerebrovascular Disease

VA Slashes Use of Hydroxychloroquine to Treat COVID-19 Patients

Globally, Women Less Likely to Develop Heart Disease Than Men

Spirituality May Have Protective Effect on QOL for Stroke Survivors

Disease-Modifying Drug Regimen May Offer Benefit in Heart Failure

9.5 Percent Uninsured in U.S. From January Through June 2019

Links Found Between Leaders of Medical Associations, Industry

CV Toxicity Tied to Azithromycin and/or Hydroxychloroquine

Tooth Loss More Prevalent in Adults With Chronic Disease

Only One in Four U.S. Hospitals With ICUs Have Tele-ICU Services

Palliative Care Linked to Fewer Readmissions for Heart Failure

Outcomes Similar After TAVR in Bicuspid, Tricuspid Anatomy

WHO Suspends Testing of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients

High Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism Observed

Right Ventricular Dilation Linked to Mortality in COVID-19

Cardiac Decompensation Seen in Children Following COVID-19

Incidence of AMI Hospitalization Down During COVID-19

Factors Linked to COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality ID’d in NYC

Rate of Stroke Low in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Global Practice Guidelines Issued by International Society of Hypertension

Excessive Drinking Seen in Some Patients With Chronic Conditions

Sex Differences ID’d in Prescription of Cardiovascular Meds

Higher Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Tied to Cognitive Decline

Higher Intake of Whole-Fat Dairy May Cut Metabolic Syndrome Risk

Spending on Primary Care Continues to Lag in the U.S.

28 Million-Plus Surgeries Could Be Canceled Due to COVID-19

Burnout Comparable Between Millennial, Gen X Residents, Fellows

Hydroxychloroquine No Aid for COVID-Related Mortality

Osteoporotic Fracture Risk Lower for DOAC Than Warfarin in A-Fib

Fruit-, Veggie-Rich Diet May Soon Lower Markers for Cardiac Injury

Post-AMI Home Health Care May Lower Risk for Readmission

Statin, Aspirin Uptake Low With Peripheral Artery Disease, Stroke

Most Physicians Have Seen False-Negative COVID-19 Test Results

Use of Imaging to Assess Stroke Down in Early COVID-19 Epoch

Intensive Blood Pressure Control Tied to Lower Atrial Fibrillation Risk

T2DM Linked to Worse Cognitive Performance After Stroke

Guidance Issued for Acute Large Vessel CVA During COVID-19 Pandemic

High Career Satisfaction Reported by Many Thoracic Surgeons

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