Cardiology
Premature Cardiac Deaths Across U.S. Dropped From 1999 to 2017
But widening geographic disparities observed, mostly accounted for by within-state differences The rate of premature cardiac deaths (PCDs) decreased across U.S. counties from 1999 to 2017, although widening geographic disparities have been observed, according to a study published online July 29 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Yinzi Jin, Ph.D., from the Peking...
Disparities in CVD Burden Increasing Between Richest, Poorer
Substantial and increasing disparities found between highest resource group and remainder of population There are substantial and increasing disparities in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among the highest-resource group and the remainder of the U.S. population, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in JAMA Network Open. Salma M. Abdalla, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., from...
Some Patients Have Increase in Cardiac Events With Azithromycin
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients using QT-prolonging drugs have an increased risk for cardiac events in association with azithromycin versus amoxicillin, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in JAMA Network Open. Haridarshan Patel, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study to...
Considerable State-Level Variation Found in Prevalence of Eclampsia
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is considerable state-level variation in the prevalence of eclampsia, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in JAMA Network Open. Alexander J. Butwick, M.B.B.S., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues examined the extent of statewide variation in the prevalence of chronic...
Outcomes Worse for Deferred Aortic Valve Replacement
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, deferred aortic valve replacement (AVR) is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization for valve-related symptoms or worsening heart failure, according to a research letter published online Sept. 30 in JAMA Network Open. Christoph Ryffel, M.D., from the Bern University Hospital...
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Common in Critically Ill With COVID-19
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For critically ill patients with COVID-19, in-hospital cardiac arrest is common and is associated with poor survival, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in The BMJ. Salim S. Hayek, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues estimated the incidence, risk factors, and...
Hospital Admissions Not Related to COVID-19 Fell in Early 2020
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Non-COVID-19 hospital admissions decreased considerably with the onset of COVID-19, with declines generally similar across patient demographic subgroups from February to April 2020, according to a report published online Sept. 24 in Health Affairs. John D. Birkmeyer, M.D., from Sound Physicians in Tacoma, Washington, and colleagues conducted a...
14 Novel Loci Identified for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a genome-wide association study (GWAS), published online Sept. 28 in Circulation, researchers identified 14 novel loci for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Philip Tsao, Ph.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues performed a GWAS in the Million Veteran Program testing about 18 million...
Exposure to Maternal Gestational Diabetes Tied to Higher CVD Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and risk factors in offspring up to age 35 years, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Laetitia Guillemette, Ph.D., from the Children’s Hospital Research...
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