Cardiology
News
Arthritis drug may curb myocardial damage in acute STEMI
Tocilizumab appears to improve myocardial salvage by helping tamp down the inflammatory overshoot that occurs during infarction and reperfusion....
News
More evidence MIS-C is a delayed response to SARS-CoV-2
CDC analysis of the largest cohort of MIS-C cases in the United States to date shows three temporal peaks of diagnoses in the United States and...
News
Novel antiplatelet drug: Hope for efficacy without bleeding?
A new antiplatelet drug with a completely novel mechanism of action could hold the promise of delivering the holy grail – reducing cardiac events...
Public Policy
Longitudinal associations between income changes and incident CVD
Is there an association between income change and cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
News
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: Clotting disorder mechanism revealed?
The vaccine may be linked to a condition that clinically resembles heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and seems to occur mainly in younger women.
Clinical
The role of aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Does aspirin have a role in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?
Clinical
PCI and CABG for left main disease have equal outcomes at 5 years
In a patient with left main coronary disease, is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) a better...
Clinical
In-hospital mobility impairment in older MI patients predicts postdischarge functional decline
Does in-hospital mobility of older patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction predict overall functional decline after discharge?
Clinical
Dapagliflozin may cut risk of HF hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes
What is the Food and Drug Administration–approved indication for dapagliflozin (Farxiga)?
News
Low concordance between troponin assays for ACS
Concordance between high-sensitivity troponin assays was only 37% for a single blood draw, rising to 75% with serial testing, but still changing...