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Mobile health interventions improve management of chronic CVDs

06 Sep 2020 by

Mobile phone-based interventions (MPIs) may be a valuable supplementary component of management strategies for chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), reports a systematic review and meta-analysis presented at the Digital 2020 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Mobile health interventions improve management of chronic CVDs

06 Sep 2020

QTc prolongation not inherent in eating disorders

05 Sep 2020

The population-mean heart-rate–corrected QT interval (QTc) in a cohort of patients with eating disorders is normal and varies by subtype, according to a study. Marked QTc prolongation only occurs in the presence of external factors, indicating that QTc prolongation is not intrinsic to eating disorders.

QTc prolongation not inherent in eating disorders

05 Sep 2020

HESTIA rule as good as sPESI score for triaging PE patients for home treatment

05 Sep 2020 by

Triaging patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) using a strategy based on either the HESTIA criteria or the simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (sPESI) score guides decisions on whom to safely send home to receive outpatient care, according to the results of the HOME-PE* trial.

HESTIA rule as good as sPESI score for triaging PE patients for home treatment

05 Sep 2020

Alcohol abuse may up arrhythmia mortality risk

04 Sep 2020 by

Individuals hospitalized with arrhythmia may have an increased risk of in-hospital mortality if they have a history of alcohol abuse, according to a study presented at BCVS* 2020.

Alcohol abuse may up arrhythmia mortality risk

04 Sep 2020

CVD-REAL2: SGLT-2 inhibitors tied to better CV outcomes vs DPP-4 inhibitors

04 Sep 2020 by

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who initiated SGLT2* inhibitors (SGLT2is) had better cardiovascular (CV) outcomes than those on DPP-4** inhibitors, shows the large, global, real-world study, CVD-REAL 2.

CVD-REAL2: SGLT-2 inhibitors tied to better CV outcomes vs DPP-4 inhibitors

04 Sep 2020

Adding endothelial shear stress to stenosis severity may improve prediction of abnormal PET result

04 Sep 2020 by

A low-to-moderate positive association exists between lesion plaque burden (PB) and indices of endothelial shear stress (ESS), a recent study has shown. ESS, like PB, increases with stenosis severity and is higher in lesions paired with abnormal positron emission tomography (PET) results.

Adding endothelial shear stress to stenosis severity may improve prediction of abnormal PET result

04 Sep 2020

Anticoagulation holds promise for new-onset AF in sepsis

04 Sep 2020 by

Anticoagulation therapy may be of value to patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) associated with sepsis, easing the risk of all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke without increasing the likelihood of major bleeding, reports a study presented at the Digital 2020 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Anticoagulation holds promise for new-onset AF in sepsis

04 Sep 2020

Exercising in polluted areas still protective against hypertension

04 Sep 2020

Regular physical activity yields substantial protection against high blood pressure despite exposure to relatively high levels of air pollution, a study has found.

Exercising in polluted areas still protective against hypertension

04 Sep 2020

Heavy periods, chronic hypertension in young women go hand in hand

04 Sep 2020

Heavy periods appear to have a bidirectional relationship with chronic hypertension among young women, such that the former is associated with subsequent risk of the latter and vice versa, according to a study.

Heavy periods, chronic hypertension in young women go hand in hand

04 Sep 2020

Continuous flow ventricular assist devices do not worsen GI bleeding risk

03 Sep 2020

The use of continuous flow ventricular assist devices (VADs), regardless of the type, does not appear to exacerbate the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB), according to a recent meta-analysis.

Continuous flow ventricular assist devices do not worsen GI bleeding risk

03 Sep 2020

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Mobile health interventions improve management of chronic CVDs

Mobile health interventions improve management of chronic CVDs

QTc prolongation not inherent in eating disorders

QTc prolongation not inherent in eating disorders

HESTIA rule as good as sPESI score for triaging PE patients for home treatment

HESTIA rule as good as sPESI score for triaging PE patients for home treatment

Alcohol abuse may up arrhythmia mortality risk

Alcohol abuse may up arrhythmia mortality risk

CVD-REAL2: SGLT-2 inhibitors tied to better CV outcomes vs DPP-4 inhibitors

CVD-REAL2: SGLT-2 inhibitors tied to better CV outcomes vs DPP-4 inhibitors

Adding endothelial shear stress to stenosis severity may improve prediction of abnormal PET result

Adding endothelial shear stress to stenosis severity may improve prediction of abnormal PET result

Anticoagulation holds promise for new-onset AF in sepsis

Anticoagulation holds promise for new-onset AF in sepsis

Exercising in polluted areas still protective against hypertension

Exercising in polluted areas still protective against hypertension

Heavy periods, chronic hypertension in young women go hand in hand

Heavy periods, chronic hypertension in young women go hand in hand

Continuous flow ventricular assist devices do not worsen GI bleeding risk

Continuous flow ventricular assist devices do not worsen GI bleeding risk