High prevalence of atherosclerosis detected in patients entering lung cancer therapy
February 17 ,2025
Overview:CT imaging of patients entering lung cancer treatment identified a high prevalence of atherosclerosis, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course.The researchers hypothesized that due to the high prevalence of atherosclerosis in this population, patients entering lung cancer treatment may benefit from coronary calcium scoring.“Over the past few years, we have been looking at various cancer groups and the presence of CV risk factors present at the time of their diagnosis. We have looked at more
Beneath the Surface: Exploring the connections between skin, cardiovascular disorders
February 17 ,2025
Overview:Beneath the Surface is a video series in which Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, Healio Dermatology Chief Medical Editor, discusses hot topics in the field with leading experts.In the first of a three-part edition honoring Heart Month, Gelfand, who is also the James J. Leyden Professor of Clinical Investigation and professor of dermatology and epidemiology at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Brittany Weber, MD, PhD, FACC, FASNC, director of the Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, begin more
AI software improves ultrasound detection of congenital heart defects in pregnancy
February 17 ,2025
Overview:An AI software system trained to detect findings suspicious for fetal congenital heart defects significantly improved sensitivity and specificity compared with unaided reviews of 2D scans, researchers reported at The Pregnancy Meeting.Congenital heart defects are a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality partly due to low prenatal detection rates; however, AI systems may help to improve detection on fetal ultrasound exams while also reducing clinician workload, according to Jennifer Lam-Rachlin, MD, assistant clinical professor in the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski department of more
AACE guidance examines medication options for preventing ASCVD in adults with dyslipidemia
February 17 ,2025
Overview:Updated guidance on preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in people with dyslipidemia includes changes reflecting newer medications that could be added to statin therapy or used on patients intolerant to statins.The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology published in Endocrine Practice an updated guideline on the pharmacologic management of adults with dyslipidemia. This is the first time the organization has updated its dyslipidemia guideline since 2017 and the first new guideline developed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation more
Risky pregnancies, driven by CVD risk factors, remain common for Native women
February 14 ,2025
Overview:Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on maternal and cardiovascular outcomes among Indigenous women living in the United States.American Indian and Alaska Native communities are some of the most underserved minoritized groups in the United States, and Indigenous women are most likely to confront the health-related consequences, particularly during pregnancy.For Indigenous women living in the United States, the costs of pregnancy and birth are high, on top of statistics that show this nation already leads the industrialized world in rates of maternal more
RapidAI may be more accurate than VizAI in detecting large vessel occlusion
February 14 ,2025
Overview:RapidAI automated imaging appeared to be more accurate than VizAI in detecting cases of large vessel occlusion, as well as in identifying those missed by its counterpart among individuals with acute stroke, results of a comparative analysis show.“When it comes to stroke care, ‘time is brain’ and the accuracy of clinical AI tools is critically important,” Harmeet Sachdev, MD, lead study author and neurologist at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, told Healio of the study presented at the International Stroke Conference. “As clinical AI becomes more
Q&A: Lipid-lowering drugs linked to increased risk for severe insect sting anaphylaxis
February 14 ,2025
Overview:BOSTON — Patients who were taking lipid-lowering medications experienced more severe anaphylaxis after insect stings, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.The retrospective chart review included 728 patients (413 female; median age, 42 years; age range, 2-90 years) who had anaphylaxis to insect stings in the United States and Canada between 2010 and 2023.Among all patients, 200 (27%) had severe reactions and 528 (73%) had mild to moderate reactions. Among patients on lipid lowering medications (LLMs), 38 more
Study links beta blocker use to mortality after stem cell transplantation
February 14 ,2025
Overview:Taking prescribed beta blockers during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may increase mortality risk due to suppression of signals from nerves that promote bone marrow regeneration, according to study results.The study — conducted by investigators at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern — built upon prior research in mice that showed peripheral nerves stimulate mouse bone marrow regeneration by activating beta-2 and beta-3 adrenergic receptor signaling.That finding introduced the possibility that nonselective beta blockers could suppress more
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as HHS secretary
February 13 ,2025
Overview:The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next HHS secretary.The vote to confirm was 52-48, with former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky the only Republican to vote no.Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, faced tough questioning in two Senate confirmation hearings about his familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid and his history of pushing anti-science claims about the safety of vaccines, which Democrats cited in arguments against his confirmation and experts have told Healio should disqualify him from running HHS. Kennedy’s stated goals of more
GLP-1 may have potential to improve poststroke outcomes, prognosis
February 13 ,2025
Overview:The GLP-1 liraglutide showed potential benefit in reducing stroke recurrence and improving functional outcomes after minor stroke or transient ischemic attack, a speaker reported.However, the LAMP study, presented at the International Stroke Conference, was terminated early due to slow enrollment and cost.“Diabetes increases the [incidence] and recurrence of stroke by two to four times. But insulin or sulfonylurea-based treatment for glycemic control did not reduce the risk of microvascular complications such as myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. Even with 3 weeks of dual more
Addiction, depression, cognition: How GLP-1s may benefit the brain
February 12 ,2025
Overview:As the body of research expands on the potential of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to address various health issues, recent data suggest they may improve brain health.GLP-1 receptor agonists were initially approved as a treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes. After some of these agents received indications for weight loss due to their effects on appetite regulation, their popularity surged. As of May 2024, roughly 12% of U.S. adults said they had ever used a GLP-1 receptor agonist, and 6% currently used one, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).In more
Cardiology consult, poststroke monitoring less common among women vs. men
February 12 ,2025
Overview:Fewer women received cardiology referrals during index hospitalization and poststroke cardiac monitoring compared with men, and women had shorter average hospital stays, a speaker reported.Additional results from phase 1 of the ongoing, retrospective, multicenter DiVERT Stroke study designed to improve cardiac care after stroke were presented at the International Stroke Conference.“DiVERT is a two-phase study. We originally designed it to see how a streamlined organized process would improve, if it even improved at all, some of our most important stroke metrics,” David Z. Rose, more
Discussion about NIH research funding cuts requires 'data, time and careful evaluation'
February 11 ,2025
Overview:NIH’s plan to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would have “extremely challenging” short- and long-term impacts, according to a renowned data scientist and researcher.“If this comes to fruition, we’d be in a situation where we wouldn’t be able to do research the way we do it today,” Paul Boutros, PhD, MBA, vice dean for research at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told Healio.A federal judge on Feb. 10 granted a restraining order that temporarily blocks the cuts from taking more
Rivaroxaban tied to higher bleeding rates vs. low-dose aspirin
February 11 ,2025
Overview:In a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants vs. single antiplatelet therapy, rivaroxaban was associated with higher rates of major bleeding compared with low-dose aspirin, researchers reported.The same was not true for other non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs).“Despite the widespread use of both NOACs and aspirin, uncertainties remain about their comparative bleeding risks,” Michael Ke Wang, MD, clinical scholar of medicine on the faculty of health sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and investigator at more
Mnemonic video linked to faster 911 call response for stroke
February 11 ,2025
Overview:An instructional video regarding two stroke-related mnemonics was linked to faster 911 call response for suspected stroke, according to a study presented at the International Stroke Conference.“As clinicians, we know that FAST captures about 80% of all stroke,” Opeolu M. Adeoye, MD, MS, FAHA, chair of the department of emergency medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, said in a video. “However, we are more concerned about the 20% that are not captured, so the BE-FAST scale, which adds balance and eyes, was developed.”Although prior research more
Very low-calorie ketogenic diet tied to greater BP reduction than intermittent fasting
February 11 ,2025
Overview:Women with hypertension who followed a very low-calorie ketogenic diet had greater reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure than those who engaged in intermittent fasting, researchers reported.In an open-label trial, researchers randomly assigned women aged 50 to 65 years with a BMI of at least 25 kg/m2 and a diagnosis of essential uncomplicated arterial hypertension who were on antihypertensive therapy for at least 6 months to a very low-calorie ketogenic diet, participate in intermittent fasting or have no dietary restrictions for 6 months. In addition to having the largest more
Inaccurate aspirin allergy labels increase odds for poor stroke outcomes
February 11 ,2025
Overview:Patients with stroke and inaccurate NSAID allergy labels had poorer outcomes including major adverse cardiovascular events, peripheral vascular disease and death, according to a study published in Stroke.Multidisciplinary interventions may improve these outcomes, Philip Li Hei, MD, clinical assistant professor, department of medicine, School of Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, and colleagues wrote.“It is well known that the overwhelming majority of penicillin ‘allergy’ labels — the most common implicated drug — are incorrect, and more
Research community braces for 'profoundly negative impact' of NIH cuts
February 10 ,2025
Overview:NIH’s decision to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would have immediate and far-reaching consequences, according to many academic institutions and professional societies.The cuts would reduce federal funding to University of Pennsylvania by nearly $250 million per year and “have a profoundly negative impact on Penn’s research enterprise,” according to a statement provided to Healio.“Research at Penn funded by NIH has enriched the world in innumerable ways, whether combatting cancer with more
DOACs lower stroke, raise hemorrhage risk in those with prior brain hemorrhage plus AF
February 10 ,2025
Overview:The benefit of direct oral anticoagulants on stroke risk in patients with prior intracerebral hemorrhage and atrial fibrillation was partially offset by increased risk for future hemorrhage risk, a speaker reported.The results of the PRESTIGE-AF trial evaluating the effects of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with AF and prior intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) were presented at the International Stroke Conference.“Stroke prevention in ICH survivors is an important unmet need. ICH patients are at increased risk of recurrent ICH,” Roland Veltkamp, MD, professor of more
Imaging analysis software accurately detects subdural hematoma
February 10 ,2025
Overview:A novel imaging analysis technique registered a high degree of sensitivity and specificity in identifying both presence and type of subdural hematoma, or SDH, data from a comparative analysis show.“Hemorrhage management has often been overshadowed by more common ischemic cases, but with recent advancements in hemorrhage treatment like MMA embolization, there is a greater interest in understanding how to improve detection of treatment-eligible patients,” Jeremy J. Heit, MD, PhD, associate professor of radiology and neurosurgery at Stanford Medicine, told Healio.The study was more
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February 04 ,2021
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WHF to attend the WHO Executive Board meeting in January 2017
January 23 ,2017
Overview:From 23 January to 01 February 2017, the World Health Organization(WHO) will host the 140th session. From 23 January to 01 February 2017, the World Health Organization(WHO) will host the […] more