September 18th 2024
Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.
September 17th 2024
New data shows that favorable CV health in the first trimester is associated with a 35% to 62% lower risk of HDP regardless of level of genetic risk.
September 13th 2024
Unawareness was highest among the youngest adults, aged 18 to 44 years, an age range where CV health should be optimized to avoid later morbidity, researchers wrote.
Approximately 10.5 million US adults, or 5% of the population, have the atrial fibrillation, according to new prevalence estimates.
September 12th 2024
AHA: More Clinical Education Needed on Appropriate Care for LGBTQ Patients
Cardiovascular health should be routinely assessed and addressed in LGBTQ adults, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
How to Use a Coronary Artery Calcium Score: Is a Statin Needed?
The decision to prescribe a statin to prevent ASCVD may require considering factors in addition to global CVD risk. A short case illustrates use of the CAC score.
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: 7 Questions for Primary Care
How current are you on CAC and its place in CVD risk assessment? This short quiz will reveal your score.
FDA Puts Empagliflozin on Fast Track for Reduced Post-MI All-cause Mortality
Empagliflozin is now in FDA fast-track development for prevention of hospitalization for HF and reduced all-cause mortality in patients, with/without diabetes, post-AMI.
Checklist for Accurate Office BP Measurement
Office blood pressure measurement technique is relatively simple yet widely prone to error. Check your office procedure against guideline recommendations.
Blood Pressure Control among US Adults Decreased 11% in Recent Years
New research presented at AHA Hypertension 2020 suggest uncontrolled hypertension is becoming more common among US adults.
Seen in the ED Quiz: Biceps Pain and Afib
Patient is a 70-year-old woman who presents with biceps pain for 3 days. History includes atrial fibrillation. What's your diagnosis?
Study: Automated Office Blood Pressure Monitoring Not Optimal Way to Determine New Hypertension Diagnosis
AHA Hypertension 2020: New research suggests using automated office blood pressure monitoring is not the ideal way to determine a hypertension diagnosis.
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Tied to Hypertension Risk in Diabetes
A new research article found moderate and heavy alcohol intake were associated with hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes.
10-year Study: Usual A1c >7% Raises Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
The risk of having a CVD-related event is increased by 21% for every 1% increase in usual A1c >7% in patients with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
Considering Aspirin: 8 Questions on Primary CVD Prevention
The role of aspirin in primary prevention of CV disease changed for good with results from 3 pivotal trials. Do you recall results and recommendations? Find out.
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials: 4 Questions
Refresh your memory on findings from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME, CANVAS, CREDENCE, and DECLARE-TIMI cardiovascular outcomes trials on SGLT2 inhibitors.
Telemonitoring May Reduce Heart Attack, Stroke Rate by 50% in Patients with Hypertension
A new study found adults with high blood pressure were about half as likely to have serious cardiovascular events after receiving telemonitoring vs those receiving primary care.
Primary Care Can Lead in CVD Prevention
VIDEO: Preventive cardiology is a multidisciplinary therapeutic area and primary care clinicians have the advantage of greatest patient exposure to help advance care.
VIDEO: Preventive Cardiology in 2020: Room for Improvement
VIDEO: Treatment for ASCVD patients at high risk is lagging behind the availability of powerful new therapies. And, the pandemic does not help, according to Seth Baum, MD.
Novel Study Shows Decline in Atrial Fibrillation Deaths, but More Work Needed
Deaths associated with atrial fibrillation have decreased, but it still takes an average of 2 years off a patient's life, according to a first-of-its-kind study.
ASCVD Risk Hit Hard by COVID-19: A Lipidologist's View
Preventive cardiology and lipid specialist Seth J. Baum, MD, answers questions about the state of preventive cardiology in the midst of COVID-19.
Lipid Management to Reduce ASCVD Risk: What Would AHA/ACC Do?
Try these 5 questions on patient CVD risk scenarios likely to present to primary care. Find out what you know about AHA/ACC guideline-recommended strategies.
Home-based BP Measures Should Drive Treatment Decisions
Home blood pressure monitoring, performed accurately, is the key to data that will guide optimal hypertension treatment. Dr Naomi Fisher talks with Patient Care.
Study: 10% of Patients Continue to Use Opioids 3-6 Months after Heart Surgery
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found patients who were prescribed higher dosages were more likely to refill their opioid prescriptions.
Study: Adherence to Blood Pressure Drugs Improves Survival in Frail Seniors
Taking blood pressure medication as prescribed may help even the frailest elderly patients live longer, according to a new study.
Asthma Linked with Incident CVD in Framingham Offspring Cohort Analysis
An independent association between asthma and risk of cardiovascular disease remained even after adjusting for other CVD risk factors, authors report.
Top 5 Cardio Apps for Primary Care
Help your patients stay active and heart-healthy for American Heart Month with these top 5 cardio apps.
AHA: Americans are Living Longer, But in Poor Health
Americans are living longer but not healthier, prompting the American Heart Association to release ambitious 2030 Impact Goals.
A History of Aspirin in Modern Disease Prevention
Take a look at the evolution of aspirin used in modern disease prevention to gain perspective on how more recent developments may affect your practice.
Aspirin: A Look Back at Its History
We take the long view on aspirin's history in this short slideshow. See how aspirin has shaped medicine from its discovery to the 18th century.
Brush Up on the Downsides of Beef
Red meat is known to be linked to various health risks, but what other dangers could beef intake pose? Brush up on recent research with these 5 questions.
Coffee and Atrial Fibrillation: What's the (True) Link?
A new study finds that higher caffeine intake may decrease the risk of patients developing new onset atrial fibrillation.
Red Meat Poses New Challenges
Saturated fat and cholesterol from red meat have long been known to be bad for heart health, but recent research sheds light on a possible new culprit.
The Exercise Prescription: What Should the Patient Do? And How Much is Enough?
Patients know that regular exercise is important but often need guidance on what's best. A pulmonologist advises on how to asses individual needs, utilize guidelines, and create a plan.