Cardiology
Risk for Severe COVID-19 Low With Congenital Heart Disease
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Most patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are not at risk for severe COVID-19 infection, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Matthew J. Lewis, M.D., from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues...
Use of Common Meds Tied to Lower Lung Cancer Mortality
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Use of aspirin, metformin, and statins is associated with a lower risk for lung cancer mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. Jihun Kang, M.D., from Kosin University Gospel Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues used data from 732,199 individuals...
Outcomes Worse for Women With MI at 50 Years or Younger
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women who experience their first myocardial infarction (MI) at ≤50 years of age are less likely than men to undergo coronary revascularization or be treated with guideline-directed medical therapies, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the European Heart Journal. Ersilia M. DeFilippis, M.D., from Harvard...
CAC Helps ID CVD Risk in Women Receiving RT for Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with breast cancer, coronary artery calcium (CAC) detected on radiotherapy (RT)-planning computed tomography (CT) scan is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to a study presented at the annual European Breast Cancer Conference, held virtually from Oct. 2 to 3. Roxanne Gal, from the University...
Ertugliflozin Noninferior for CV Outcomes in T2DM With ASCVD
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Ertugliflozin is noninferior to placebo with respect to major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Christopher P. Cannon, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston,...
Polypharmacy Common in Seniors With Heart Failure
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Polypharmacy, defined as taking 10 or more medications, is common at admission and hospital discharge among older adults with heart failure, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in Circulation: Heart Failure. Ozan Unlu, M.D., from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and colleagues studied 558...
Surgeon General Issues Call to Action for Hypertension Control
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The path toward hypertension control includes making it a national priority, ensuring community support, and optimizing patient care, according to a call to action from the U.S. Surgeon General, summarized in an article published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Jerome M. Adams,...
Certain HTN Meds May Cut Deaths From Influenza, Pneumonia
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Current angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) use is associated with a slightly lower mortality risk in patients hospitalized with influenza or pneumonia, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Christian Fynbo Christiansen, M.D., Ph.D., from...
U.S. Deaths Up 20 Percent From March Through July 2020
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The number of expected U.S. deaths increased considerably from March through July 2020, with 67 percent of these excess deaths attributed to COVID-19; and the United States has experienced high COVID-19-associated mortality compared with other countries, according to two studies published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of...
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