June 2019

NEJM names new editor-in-chief ()
CV stents market expected to exceed $13B by 2025 ()
UTIs linked to 5 times the risk of ischemic stroke ()
FDA fast-tracks empagliflozin for treatment of chronic HF ()
Under Armour files patent application for BP-monitoring sneakers ()
Statins linked to double the risk of type 2 diabetes ()
Magnitude of industry payments to CV lab directors of great concern ()
San Francisco becomes 1st US city to ban e-cig sales ()
AHA awards $14M in grants to study arrhythmias, cardiac arrest ()
Sanofi cuts 466 jobs, all ties to new CV research ()
ACC: 1 in 4 cardiologists are burned out ()
CMS finalizes coverage guidelines for TAVR ()
E-tattoo combines ECG, SCG capabilities to track heart health ()
Joint Commission, AHA offer new accreditations for MI centers ()
Testing underway for biodegradable CV implants ()
FDA reaches vague conclusion in debate over safety of paclitaxel devices ()
TCT, VEITHsymposium partner to strengthen conference material ()
Philips updates, expands cardiac ultrasound platform ()
Nevada cardiology practice shells out $2.5M to settle Medicare kickback claims ()
Jane Freedman named new editor of Circulation Research ()
The best hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery in the US ()
Cognitive function may deteriorate faster after MI, angina ()
Robotic catheter paves the way for combo valve procedures ()
Experimental tool leverages smart speaker tech to detect cardiac arrest ()
The average person is just 4 degrees of separation from heart failure ()
Online pharmacy IDs 4th carcinogen in a BP drug ()
FDA clears CV planning software suite from Materialise ()
Poor fruit, vegetable intake responsible for millions of CV deaths ()
UNC Children’s suspends complex heart surgeries amid investigation ()
BP drug nilvadipine could benefit Alzheimer’s patients ()
Are Americans prone to heart attack during vacation? ()
Sauna visits affect BP, heart rate like moderate exercise ()
Wealth, debt and spending: How cardiologists manage their money in 2019 ()
Cardiologist found guilty of billing insurers $13M for needless angina treatments ()
Transcarotid access: The future of non-femoral TAVR? ()
Why the next TAVR vs. SAVR trial should be in bicuspid AS patients ()
‘Our patients are worth it’: Tackling the undertreatment of aortic stenosis in the US ()
Bacterial enzyme converts type A blood to universal type O ()
Is synthetic apelin the insulin of heart disease? ()
ARB recalls resurface as Teva pulls 6 lots of losartan from market ()
Eli Lilly stocks down, Novo Nordisk stocks up after REWIND data goes public ()
ACC, Veradigm partner to create largest ambulatory chronic disease network in the US ()
Undetected diabetes could lead to MI, gum disease ()
3 interventions could prevent 94M early deaths by 2040 ()
Patients with untreated white coat hypertension twice as likely to die of CVD ()
Study predicts 14M older Europeans will have AFib by 2060 ()
TECAB reduces risk, expedites recovery for bypass patients ()
Stent strut thickness after PCI: Is thinner always better? ()
Valve-in-valve TAVR proves successful in the long-term ()
Teen’s birth control triggers stroke ()
Red, white meats equally detrimental to blood cholesterol ()
5 ways to tackle mental health after a heart attack ()
Latest analysis of evolocumab suggests the drug is—finally—affordable ()
US soldiers have poorer heart health than civilians ()
TAVR outcomes worse in patients with end-stage renal disease ()
FDA issues warning to stem cell company promoting unapproved stroke therapies ()
ICU admission yields better results for STEMI patients—at a price ()
Biotronik targets women in study of ICD outcomes ()
Beta-blockers mitigate emotionally triggered AFib ()
CDC reports longest-ever decline in new diabetes cases ()
Stem cell patches rejuvenate damaged heart muscle after MI ()
Heart patient gifts Loyola cardiology $1.5M ()
The ‘weekend effect’ doesn’t apply to victims of cardiac arrest ()
Trouble at UNC: State launches investigation into pediatric heart surgery program ()
HF patients less likely to follow treatment advice if they’re lonely ()