Research shows that cardiac deaths increase by nearly 5% from Dec. 25 until Jan. 7. For those who already have a higher risk of a cardiovascular event like a heart attack or stroke, stress brought on by the holidays can push matters to a breaking point…
MedPage Today) — Even in states with laws requiring athletic facilities to have an on-site automated external defibrillator (AED), the odds of bystander AED use for cardiac arrests remain low. (JAMA Internal Medicine) A quadriceps strength test…
MedPage Today) — In January, we reported on Damar Hamlin’s collapse during a televised football game. In this report, we follow up on the resulting public interest on sudden cardiac arrest that made Hamlin the most searched person of 2023. During…
For patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes (T2D), dapagliflozin does not reduce urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) but does reduce some cardiovascular events, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in eClinicalMedicine. Fumiki Yoshihara, from the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Osaka, Japan, and colleagues conducted a multicenter, randomized trial that enrolled
TOPLINE: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) delivered twice daily over 6 weeks can improve cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), highlighting the potential of tDCS as a therapeutic intervention, new research shows. METHODOLOGY: The study enrolled 124 patients with mild to moderate AD, with 63 randomly allocated to receive active tDCS and 61
PROFID EHRA, the first clinical trial seeking to challenge routine implantation of defibrillators in heart attack survivors with heart failure has just been launched. The European Society of Cardiology is a partner in this large-scale trial. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) Heart attack survivors are at an increased risk for death…
In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, new recommendations are presented regarding the use of antiplatelet therapy (APT) for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…
An expert in cardiac rehabilitation explains how exercise can improve the outcome for people with heart failure, and how to get the most out of this program…
TOPLINE: An artificial intelligence (AI) deep-learning algorithm interpreting preoperative ECGs can identify risk for postoperative death in those undergoing cardiac surgery, noncardiac surgery, and interventional procedures, a large new study showed. The algorithm was more effective in identifying high-risk patients who went on to experience postoperative mortality than a widely used risk tool…
Jean-Philippe Collet, MD, head of medical cardiology at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 15, at the age of 59 years. The cardiology community, still in shock, mourns the loss. Dr Jean-Philippe Collet “Cardiology loses a genius, and patients lose a beloved doctor…He was a mentor to us all…