Ozempic OK'd for CV Prevention; LDL Drug Pricing; Lyme Disease Heart Tx Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 21, 2020
Can a Wristwatch Replace Ambulatory BP Monitoring? The Skeptical Cardiologist reviews Omron's HeartGuide device Dec 19, 2019
Vaping Worse for Heart Than Cigarettes? It's not just lung injury e-cigarette users should worry about, study says Nov 12, 2019
Time to Rethink BMI Cutoff for Bariatric Surgery? The point isn't weight loss, researcher argues, but treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other comorbidities Nov 06, 2019
Patiromer Helps CKD Patients Stay on Spironolactone Now the question is: Can outcomes be improved? Sep 15, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Renal Events 'Rare' After Denervation for HTN Stenosis, stenting happen within the year when they do occur Sep 06, 2019
Omron Evolv One-Piece BP Monitor: Accurate, Quick, Connected The Skeptical Cardiologist has a new favorite Jul 27, 2019
Tissue-Selective Afib Ablation; ED Drug for HF? Pacemaker Warning Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 13, 2019
Secondhand Smoke May Set Kids Up for Hypertension Researchers measure link between tobacco-specific nitrosamine and higher blood pressure Apr 29, 2019
Improvements in Excess Cortisol Activity With Relacorilant Phase II study of selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator found dose-dependent effect Apr 29, 2019
Patient Says Allergic to Penicillin? Maybe, Maybe Not Often these cases can be safely re-challenged Apr 11, 2019
LVAD-Related GI Bleeding: Another Reason to Take Heart Failure Drugs Dose-response relationship seen Apr 08, 2019
Bariatric Tx Rejuvenates Heart, Cuts CV Risk Ethnicity a factor in degree of cardiovascular benefit but not for weight loss Apr 08, 2019
FDA Issues 'Clean' List for Sartan Drugs Nitrosamine-free ARBs do exist, agency stresses Apr 04, 2019
Morning Break: Safe-Enough Losartan; 'Dirty' Kale; Governor's Pox Party Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Mar 21, 2019
SPRINT Re-Analysis Has News for Smokers With Hypertension Outcomes worse with aggressive blood pressure targets Mar 08, 2019
Salt Reference Intake Levels Updated Report draws attention to levels that will shake CV risk Mar 05, 2019
Alcohol-Based Renal Denervation Throws Down the Gauntlet Peregrine system to proceed with sham-controlled studies Mar 05, 2019
Morning Exercise Lowers Blood Pressure Adding a few minutes of walking throughout the day also helps, trial shows Feb 22, 2019
Tighter BP Control No Better in Acute Stroke But major limitations prevented firm conclusions in ENCHANTED trial Feb 08, 2019
Cutoff of 130/80 mm Hg for Hypertension Works at Home Too Home-monitoring threshold proposed by American guidelines now supported by U.S. data Oct 29, 2018
Kidney Outcomes Mixed Bag with Intensive Metabolic Care Tight glucose control reduced, while intensive BP goals raised Oct 26, 2018
Group of Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lung Cancer 14% higher likelihood in users of ACE inhibitors; causal relationship unproven Oct 25, 2018
NSAIDs OK for Certain High-Risk Groups? No obvious harm seen in HTN, HF, or chronic kidney disease Oct 08, 2018
TCT: Ultrasound Tops RF for Renal Denervation Head-to-head trial compared techniques for BP effects Sep 25, 2018
BP Differentials in Twins Correlated with Sodium Intake Twin with higher blood pressure also had higher waist circumference Sep 10, 2018
Risk Model Holds Promise in HTN Refractory to Medical Tx Model derived from longitudinal data from one urban hypertension clinic Sep 09, 2018
Risks Seen for Tight BP Target in Diabetics? Intensive treatment tied to serum creatinine increase, eGFR decrease Sep 07, 2018
Controlling BP Variability May Be Key to ICH Outcomes Aggressive BP reduction alone has failed in the past Sep 07, 2018
Skeptical Cardiologist: Where Are My Generic Meds Made? Valsartan recall prompts a look by Anthony Pearson, MD Aug 10, 2018
Tight BP Control Lowers Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment Data came from controversial SPRINT trial Jul 26, 2018
Paying Cash at Walmart Often Cheaper than Medicare Copay Heart drug analysis finds this especially with Medicare Advantage plans Jul 23, 2018
Euro, U.S. Hypertension Guidelines Not So Different BP guideline guru Suzanne Oparil, MD, weighs in Jun 13, 2018
Europe Stands Pat on Hypertension Thresholds ESC doesn't follow ACC/AHA on diagnostic cutoff, focuses on control rates Jun 09, 2018
Novel Renal Denervation Catheters Showing Modest BP Reductions The latest from sham-controlled Symplicity Spyral and Paradise trials May 23, 2018
Hypogonadal Men See Better Heart Health on Testosterone Tx Fewer deaths due to MACE seen over 10 years versus controls May 21, 2018
Pulmonary Hypertension: Not Just for Cardiologists PH is common in many rheumatologic conditions Apr 19, 2018
