Heart Health

This news channel includes content on cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac risk stratification, diagnosis, screening programs, and management of major risk factors that include diabetes, hypertension, diet, life style, cholesterol, obesity, ethnicity and socio-economic disparities.
 

Hari Naidu, MD, explains that inconsistent diagnostic imaging and how it is reported has likely led to a major underdiagnosis of HCM. #ASE #ASE2023 #HCM

Why hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be widely underdiagnosed

One expert believes the lack of standardization for how diagnostic imaging in conducted and reported has led to a major underdiagnosis of HCM.

August 8, 2023
Clinical illustration showing the types of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Lisa Salberg, CEO of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA) explains how the group has helped improve HCM patient care. #HCM #Hypertrophiccardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association has helped advance HCM care

The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA) has helped guide and advance HCM care not only for patients, but also for hospitals and physicians. 

August 2, 2023
Peter Libby, MD, explains how infections cause heart attacks. This came out of research taking a close look at COVID, but the inflammation from any infection may cause increased inflammation of coronary plaques that cause heart attacks. #COVID #COVID19

Do infections cause heart attacks? Lessons from COVID

COVID-19 opened the eyes of many cardiology researchers that infections may promote inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques, leading to cardiac events.

August 2, 2023
Matt Martinez, MD, Morristown Medical Center HCM program, explains how hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient management is changing.

Exercise plays a key part in HCM management

Matthew Martinez, MD, detailed the many ways HCM care management is changing during an exclusive interview at ASE 2023.

July 26, 2023
doctor with overweight patient who may be treated with TAVR or surgery

TAVR vs. surgery among obese patients: What cardiologists need to know

Researchers tracked data from nearly 38,000 obese patients who underwent TAVR or SAVR, sharing their findings in a new meta-analysis. 

July 17, 2023
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Eli Lilly to acquire private equity-backed drugmaker for up to $1.9B

Versanis, founded in 2021 by a venture capital firm, is primarily known as the company behind the obesity drug bimagrumab.

July 14, 2023
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Keto diet could be good for heart failure patients, but many questions remain

A team of specialists from the Cleveland Clinic detailed the potential benefits—and risks—associated with following a ketogenic diet to address heart failure symptoms. The group recommended borrowing heavily from the Mediterranean diet and avoiding heavily processed "keto-friendly" products. 

July 13, 2023
Sen. Chunk Schumer has asked the U.S. Food and Drunk Administration (FDA) to investigate the high amount of caffeine found in energy drinks sold by Prime, a beverage brand founded by YouTube personalities Logan Paul and KSI. According to Schumer, the “eye-popping 200 mg of caffeine” found in a single Prime energy drink is troubling, especially for a product marketed primarily to children.

FDA asked to investigate ‘eye-popping’ amount of caffeine in Logan Paul’s Prime energy drinks

Should an energy drink with more caffeine than five cans of soda be marketed to kids? Sen. Chunk Schumer shared his concerns in a new letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, a veteran cardiologist. 

July 11, 2023

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Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. "Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. "It’s also a responsibility."

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