Farxiga OK'd for All EF; Older Donor Hearts; Cardiologist Arrested for Deaths Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 09, 2023
Exercise Rehab Helpful After Pulmonary Embolism Patients saw improvements in walking, quality of life May 05, 2023
Electric Vehicle Chargers & CIEDs; Deadly Fistulas After Afib Ablation; Bony Strokes Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Apr 18, 2023
Bears and Blood Clots; Acquitted Husel Sues for $20M; Church Fined Over COVID Rules Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Apr 14, 2023
VTE Risk in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Increases With More Lines of Chemotherapy Prospective study in heavily treated population is warranted, researcher says Mar 30, 2023
Clot Risk Generally Low for COVID Outpatients But people with past VTE, thrombophilia, and older age experienced elevated risk Mar 16, 2023
Entresto for Pre-Heart Failure; Afib and Dementia; DIY 12-Lead ECG for Patients Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 14, 2023
Full-Dose Anticoagulation Again Favored for COVID Admissions Despite failures, FREEDOM trial supports mortality advantage in general ward use Mar 07, 2023
Thrombectomy Linked to Better High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes Observational study suggests fewer deaths than with other approaches Mar 06, 2023
Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Interrupted by Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Young Woman Patient recovered quickly, thanks to cardiologist's fast response Mar 06, 2023
Weight Loss Pill Warning; Very Low LDL-C Stays Course; Fungal Growth on TAVR Valve Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Feb 14, 2023
Yelp Reviews in Cardiology; Viagra's Unfulfilled Promise; Catheter RDN at 10 Years Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 31, 2023
Aspirin Toe-to-Toe With LMWH Injections in Orthopedic Trauma Large trial makes case for cheap, oral alternative for clot prevention Jan 18, 2023
Cardiologists' Mental Disorders; NFL Player's Cardiac Arrest; Red Flag for Turmeric Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 03, 2023
Black Patients Less Likely to Get Advanced Treatments for PE Also less likely for patients on Medicare and Medicaid Dec 12, 2022
Anticoagulation Again Flops for Outpatient COVID-19 Largest-yet RCT shows no benefit for non-hospitalized symptomatic patients despite elevated risk Nov 08, 2022
Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Promising for Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Strategy may mitigate the drawback of major bleeding Oct 19, 2022
Clopidogrel Recall; COAPT Score; Pediatric Cardiologist's Child Porn Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Oct 04, 2022
Full-Dose Anticoagulation Cuts VTE in Severe COVID-19 But is it worthwhile without a mortality benefit? Trials present complex picture Aug 31, 2022
Stronger Antiplatelet Better for VTE Prophylaxis After Joint Replacement Trial shows enoxaparin superiority as sole prophylaxis, but based largely on below-the-knee DVT Aug 23, 2022
CDC: More Clots, Kidney Failure in Kids After COVID Post-COVID symptoms run the gamut for kids and teens Aug 05, 2022
Paxlovid-Heart Drug Interactions; Turkish Cardiologist Murdered; Permanent PCSK9i? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jul 12, 2022
Hearts in Extreme Heat; Pandemic's Heart Transplant Policies; Entresto Titration Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 21, 2022
Tranexamic Acid Cuts Surgical Bleeding in Yet Another Setting But POISE-3 trial leaves open the question of cardiovascular safety Apr 02, 2022
It's Not Over for Aspirin in Moderate COVID-19 Results more favorable for older people, those with comorbidities Mar 24, 2022
Cranberry's Vascular Effects; Cardioprotective Penile Vibrations; EHR Score for CAD Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 22, 2022
Antiplatelets Don't Get Critically Ill COVID Patients Off Ventilation Sooner REMAP-CAP trial weighs in on addition of aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors Mar 22, 2022
AirPods-Pacemaker Risk; Not Enough Valve Interventions; Baby-Shaking Cardiologist Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 01, 2022
Does Omicron Pose as Much of a Blood Clot Threat? More data are needed, but thromboembolic risk appears to have dropped Jan 24, 2022
Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds The Skeptical Cardiologist asks clinicians and patients to take note Jan 17, 2022
Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Less Heart Risk in RA, Lupus Current use of the antimalarial especially was particularly associated with less thrombosis Dec 28, 2021
AHA Abstract Under Fire; Cardiology Bullies; An Acupuncture Needle Where?! Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 07, 2021
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Strategy Safely Reduces Chest Imaging Clinical gestalt plus D-dimer and two sets of clinical factors was non-inferior in clinical trial Dec 07, 2021
Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Sets the Stage for a Safer Anticoagulant Milvexian shows promise in preventing vein clots after total knee replacement surgery Nov 16, 2021
Potent Antiplatelet Not a Good Idea for Moderate COVID-19 ACTIV-4a trial suggests harm for hospitalized patients outside the ICU Nov 16, 2021
No Link Between TRT for Hypogonadism and Blood Clots, Study Finds But findings don't conclusively debunk DVT risk, researcher says Oct 23, 2021
FDA Probes LAAO; Dairy Fat's Heart Benefit; Repatha OK'd for Pediatric HeFH Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 28, 2021
Is Heparin-Based Thromboprophylaxis Necessary for Obstetric Patients? Time to reconsider its use to prevent VTE in pregnant patients, study suggests Sep 09, 2021
FDA Slaps Restrictions on JAK Inhibitors Over Serious Safety Risks Use for inflammatory conditions limited to those who fail on TNF blockers Sep 01, 2021
