Additional rhythm-control strategies are frequently continued after index ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a study published Feb. 12 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. One in ...
Restricting sodium content in processed foods reduced blood pressure (BP) in one study and using a salt substitute reduced risks of stroke recurrence and death in another study, both published Feb. 5 ...
Electrosurgical leaflet laceration and stabilization of the implant (ELASTA-Clip) followed by transapical transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) is a feasible and less invasive option for ...
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at tighter blood pressure control in patients who are postpartum. He then discusses beta blocker therapy in patients with Takotsubo syndrome. Finally, Dr. Eagle ...
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure. He then discusses managing cardiovascular (CV) disease in cancer survivors who have completed cancer ...
Overall cardiovascular hospitalization rates were 1.5-fold higher and income-based disparities were much greater in the U.S. compared with Denmark among patients aged ≥65 years, according to a ...
Disparities in life expectancy, driven by race, geography, socioeconomic status and systemic inequities, have widened alarmingly – from a 12.6-year gap in 2000 to a staggering 20.4 years by 2021 in ...
Two recent case series describe the use of invasive implanted hemodynamic monitoring (IHM) with the CardioMEMSâ„¢ HF System (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois) in pediatric patients. IHM can be ...
BMI = body mass index; CVD = cardiovascular disease; DM = diabetes mellitus; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; IFN = interferon; NET = neuroendocrine tumor; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus. The high ...
This Heart Failure (HF) Awareness Week, the ACC acknowledges all sites dedicated to streamlining processes and improving quality of care with ACC's Heart Failure Accreditation. "The outpatient ...
Calcified coronary lesions are associated with lower procedural success and higher complications with percutaneous coronary intervention. 1 Previous study data have shown improved procedural success ...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) mortality has increased over the past decade and racial and geographic disparities persist. Black women and men have an approximately two-fold higher age-adjusted mortality ...