Cardiology
CDC: Life Expectancy for U.S. Population Increased in 2019
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy for the U.S. population increased in 2019, while the rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 2018 to 2019, according to two December data briefs published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Kenneth D. Kochanek, from the National...
Intensive Glycemic Control May Cut CV Autonomic Neuropathy Risk
MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) risk may be reduced among type 2 diabetes patients undergoing intensive glycemic therapy, according to a study to be published in the January issue of Diabetes Care. Yaling Tang, from Harvard University in Boston, and colleagues examined the effect of intensively treating traditional risk...
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Tied to Cardiac Event Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment is associated with increased cardiac events among patients with lung cancer and malignant melanoma, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the European Heart Journal. Maria D’Souza, M.D., from the Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte in Denmark, and colleagues examined the risk...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Yields Larger Long-Term Weight Loss Than RYGB
THURSDAY, Dec. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) results in greater weight loss than laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) seven years after surgery, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Surgery. Sofia Grönroos, M.D., from Turku University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues compared weight loss at seven years in...
Hypertension at Middle Age Associated With Cognitive Decline
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Hypertension at younger or older middle ages is associated with cognitive decline in different abilities, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in Hypertension. Sara Teles de Menezes, Ph.D., from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and colleagues conducted a longitudinal study involving 7,063...
Interest High in Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A rush to register for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was expected Tuesday as the open enrollment deadline for the ACA in 36 states that use HealthCare.gov looms. The Dec. 15 deadline in those three dozen states is for coverage that begins Jan. 1, while 14 other states...
Depression Linked to Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Depression, but not physician burnout, is associated with suicidal ideation among physicians, while burnout is associated with increased self-reported medical errors, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Nikitha K. Menon, from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues examined...
High Blood Pressure Linked to White Matter Hyperintensities
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure (BP) is associated with white matter hyperintensities (WMH), according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the European Heart Journal. Karolina Agnieszka Wartolowska, M.D., D.Phil., and Alastair John Stewart Webb, B.M., B.Sc., D.Phil., from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, examined the...
Peripheral Neuropathy Linked to Mortality in U.S. Population
FRIDAY, Dec. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is associated with mortality, even among individuals without diabetes, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Caitlin W. Hicks, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues examined the associations between PN and...
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