Cardiology
From the Journals
Finerenone: ‘Striking’ cut in pneumonia, COVID-19 risks
Secondary analyses of the finerenone pivotal trials showed that the agent was linked with less infective pneumonia and blunted COVID-19 severity...
From the Journals
Myocarditis after COVID vax rare and mild in teens
Myocarditis in adolescents after Pfizer mRNA vaccination is rare with a mild and benign course and a favorable long-term prognosis, new data...
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Wake-up call on sleep and cardiovascular health
“Our study is the first to show that sleep metrics add independent predictive value for CVD events over and above the original seven...
Conference Coverage
VTE prophylaxis overused in low-risk hospitalized patients
Better attention to a risk model could help determine the most appropriate type of VTE treatment, if needed.
Feature
Apixaban outmatches rivaroxaban in patients with AFib and valvular heart disease
Compared with rivaroxaban, patients who received apixaban had a 43% reduced risk of stroke or embolism.
From the Journals
New deep dive into Paxlovid interactions with CVD meds
The review tackles potential drug-drug interactions with the antiviral drug and today’s most commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs.
Conference Coverage
Novel head-up CPR position raises odds of survival of out-of-hospital heart attacks
The shorter time to CPR initiation with a breakthrough technique improved survival chances for patients who had out-of-hospital heart attacks.
From the Journals
ACC issues guidance on ED evaluation of acute chest pain
A major challenge is to quickly identify the small number of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Opinion
Like texting and driving: The human cost of AI
Enthusiastic presentations on the use of AI in medicine at a recent conference left this cardiologist concerned about the potential loss of human...
Conference Coverage
Salt pills for patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
It may seem counterintuitive, but a new trial testing extra sodium intake in patients receiving high-dose intravenous diuretics for acute HF...