June 2018

High levels of fitness in depressive patients can lower risk CVD mortality ()
Severe preeclampsia associated with right ventricular strain in 39% of women ()
DOACs trump warfarin for heart attack prevention in AFib patients ()
Tool predicts which patients gain the most from ICDs ()
Insomnia, poor sleep quality tied to increased risk of CVD in women ()
3D mini-hearts could aid first-line testing for drugs ()
Amarin Reports Last Patient Study Visit Has Occurred, an Important Step Towards Completion of REDUCE-IT™ Cardiovascular Outcomes Study ()
Results from cardiac bundled payments may not translate to all hospitals ()
Consider exercise habits when prescribing BP medication ()
Diabetics underuse insulin because of rising prices ()
Routine binge drinking linked to higher BP, cholesterol in young men ()
Noninvasive HeartFlow test gains commercial coverage from UHC ()
Did the HRRP cause a rise in post-discharge heart failure mortality? Experts take sides ()
Triple therapy: ‘Acceptable’ safety, fewer strokes for AFib patients after PCI ()
VR ‘transforms’ cardiovascular care—but still room for improvement ()
New PET tracer could boost detection of bacterial heart infections ()
Northwestern Medicine Receives Transformative $25 Million Gift from the Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation ()
GE moves to spin off healthcare division as independent unit ()
FFR-guided CABG linked to reduction in heart attacks, deaths ()
More private insurance plans adopting ‘food as medicine’ ideology ()
Nitric oxide reduces kidney injury following cardiopulmonary bypass ()
AI-assisted echocardiogram analysis improves reproducibility of LVEF measurements ()
St. Luke’s in Houston to lose Medicare funding for heart transplant program ()
Sunil Rao, MD, to take over as editor of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions ()
Medtronic Receives CE Mark for MiniMed(TM) 670G Hybrid Closed Loop System ()
Jardiance® reduced risk of kidney disease progression in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular (CV) disease independent of control of conventional CV risk factors ()
Hitachi Healthcare Americas Unveils the Latest in Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Reporting at ASE 2018 ()
FDA OKs 1st implantable continuous glucose monitor ()
Guidelines: Limit prescriptions to 30 pain pills after CABG ()
Cardiac resynching unnecessary after LVAD placement, study suggests ()
‘Smart stent’ can wirelessly notify clinicians of restenosis ()
Medtronic Receives FDA Approval of New Pediatric Indication for the MiniMed(TM) 670G Hybrid Closed Loop System in Children Ages 7-13 ()
Differences in hospitals' short-term heart failure mortality persist to 5 years ()
Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve replacement: A new ‘gold standard’? ()
Cardiac arrest deaths often misinterpreted, autopsy study finds ()
California bill aims to remove sugary beverages as default options for kids’ meals ()
FDA bans the use of artificial trans fats in foods ()
ACO participation doesn’t change use of coronary revascularization ()
Number-based stroke awareness campaign could overcome language barrier ()
Work stress causes 68% more premature deaths in men with cardiometabolic disease ()
Revascularization achieved in 83% of distal thrombectomies ()
Hearing loss may warn of CVD in older adults ()
Single blood sample may be enough to ID type 2 diabetes ()
With disease rates declining, is it still worth it to screen for AAA? ()
Weight gain linked to increased risk of preeclampsia for 1st-time mothers ()
Healthy lifestyle changes after diabetes diagnosis lower CVD risk ()
Bay Labs’ EchoMD AutoEF Software Receives FDA Clearance for Fully Automated AI Echocardiogram Analysis ()
NIH shuts down study on moderate drinking and cardiovascular health ()
Diabetes triples women's risk of death from ischemic heart disease ()
Blood transfusion during surgery boosts risk of venous thromboembolism ()
Baylor St. Luke’s reopens heart transplant program after review of patient deaths ()
Appearance matters: Patients more likely to trust docs wearing white coats ()
Cash incentives and wearable step trackers increase physical activity in CVD patients ()
US tariffs on Chinese imports include cardiac, medical imaging equipment ()
Patients who experience adverse change in employment have worse health status, financial hardships ()
Study: Stress echo edges coronary CTA for efficient triage of chest pain ()
Immediate discharge for low-risk PE feasible with rivaroxaban ()
FDA approves more lengths of Medtronic’s drug-coated balloon for PAD ()
E-cigarette flavorings linked to cardiovascular disease ()
Leading health organizations collaborate with industry on new initiative to combat growing diabetes and cardiovascular disease threat ()
Avinger Announces First Patients Enrolled in Post-Market Study Comparing Pantheris OCT Imaging to Intravascular Ultrasound ()
Obesity affects rural Americans the most—especially in the South, Northeast ()
Machine learning with echocardiographic, EHR data improves survival predictions ()
Black patients less likely to receive statin treatment than white counterparts ()
Even below hypertension cutoff, elevated BP in middle age signals dementia risk ()
Massachusetts cardiologist elected to AMA board of trustees ()
Stryker says it’s not discussing merger with Boston Scientific ()
AMA vows to fight medicine’s gender inequity problem ()
Biologists explain mechanisms behind CHD4-related heart defects ()
USPSTF: Do not screen asymptomatic adults for CVD using ECG ()
Invasive procedures—including cardiovascular—boost risk of endocarditis ()
Advanced heart attack blood test to be used as portable device ()
Erectile dysfunction a ‘potent predictor’ of CVD risk ()
Noninvasive FFR assessment can guide revascularization decisions for multivessel CAD ()
More than $28 million awarded for new atrial fibrillation research centers to improve patient outcomes ()
Boston cardiologist meets North Korean diplomats to discuss denuclearization ()
Cleveland cardiologist argues to overturn his 20-year sentence for fraud, money laundering ()
Combination pill reduces hypertension death by 14% ()
Bos Sci, Stryker silent on potential talks of a takeover bid ()
Self-testing device for warfarin monitoring to hit US market this summer ()
Stem cell therapy for heart failure may save money, lives ()
Anheuser-Busch pulls funding from moderate drinking study over credibility concerns ()
Researcher highlights importance of imaging, biomarkers in cardio-oncology ()
EVIDENT II trial: Smartphone apps may slow artery aging ()
Progression of silent AFib tied to heart failure ()
Malnutrition aids in death prediction of heart failure patients ()
Black Americans twice as likely to have 2nd intracerebral hemorrhage ()
AHA challenges FDA to ban flavored e-cigarettes ()
Fewer reinfarctions, more resource use linked to high-sensitivity troponin adoption ()
Engineers creating diseased blood vessels to test medications ()
CMS’s ‘implausible’ risk adjustment for atherosclerosis penalizes PCI centers ()
Physicians more willing to forego invasive tests, procedures with malpractice caps ()
ACC launches new quality accreditation program for ‘excellence in cardiovascular care’ ()
Stressful jobs boost AFib risk by 48% ()
Average hospitalization for pediatric VADs costs $750K ()
2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines could cut stroke patient deaths by 33% ()
Biotricity’s Bioflux Named Best Remote Patient Monitoring Solution by MedTech Breakthrough ()
Current models overestimate CVD risk of 11.8M US adults ()
Study: Mortality rate 3% for pediatric arterial ischemic stroke ()
Intragastric balloons for obesity linked to 12 deaths since 2016 ()
HeartMate3: Next generation LVAD improves outcomes, decreases cost of care ()
‘Home time’: A new outcome for heart failure trials? ()
AKI following LAAC ‘relatively frequent,’ tied to worse midterm outcomes ()
Researchers say prisoners could be ideal subjects for a salt intake study ()
Restenosis more common after carotid stenting, linked to stroke risk ()
Lack of health literacy ‘major barrier’ in CVD prevention, treatment ()
Green tea component may prevent heart attack, stroke ()
Fast walking speed associated with reduced mortality risk ()
Virtual hypertension visits offer convenience for clinicians, without compromising care ()
Class I recall issued for Medtronic’s HeartWare VAD ()
St. Luke’s in Houston suspends heart transplant program after patient deaths ()
SGLT-2 inhibitors cut heart failure risk for diabetics with, without CVD ()
Image-guided atherectomy system gains FDA approval ()
MicroVention® Announces FDA Approval For Neuro Stent Device ()
JAMA Cardiology tackles unfair treatment, compensation of women cardiologists ()
Biomarkers boost short-term CVD risk prediction for older patients ()
California medical board temporarily suspends license of cardiologist accused of rape ()