With the introduction of percutaneous options, the role of surgery in the repair of dysfunctional tricuspid valves is being reevaluated in an effort to reduce the risk for end-stage disease. In the midst of transformative transcatheter approaches to repair diseased aortic and mitral valves, the tricuspid valve has been overshadowed, according to Michael E. Bowdish, … Read more
The most common cardiovascular killer in maternal medicine is also among the most misdiagnosed. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a systolic dysfunction that occurs either in late pregnancy or in the early postpartum stage, is often misdiagnosed in the obstetric and primary care settings, according to experts. “I’ve looked at why people die during pregnancy and postpartum, … Read more
Physical inactivity increases the risk for diabetes, other chronic diseases, and premature death and should be screened for and managed, new research suggested. “There is nearly irrefutable evidence on the effectiveness of regular physical activity in the primary and secondary prevention of several chronic diseases, including diabetes,” Louis Carr, PhD, Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility, Iowa … Read more
Archyde Revolutionizing Myocarditis Diagnosis and Treatment: A New Framework for Better Patient Care Table of Contents 1. Revolutionizing Myocarditis Diagnosis and Treatment: A New Framework for Better Patient Care 2. A Four-Stage Classification System 3. The Five-Step Care Pathway 4. Addressing Controversies and Gaps 5. looking Ahead 6. what are the Four Stages in the … Read more
New guidance proposed for the diagnosis and treatment of acute myocarditis in adults addresses two key gaps with a four-part staging system — never before proposed for myocarditis — and a five-step care pathway. The American College of Cardiology’s streamlined decision-making framework is spelled out in the ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Strategies and … Read more
Even the highest-volume kidney transplant centers average fewer than two transplants a day, so conducting 10 in just 2 days is an extreme rarity. But that’s what happened at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, during a stressful — but successful — Labor Day weekend. Vanderbilt’s transplant teams were called in on that Saturday … Read more
TOPLINE: Patients with anorexia nervosa are at significantly increased risk for cardiovascular conditions such as congestive heart failure and cardiac arrest compared with people without an eating disorder, researchers found. The risk for many of these conditions declines after 5 years of follow-up, whereas the risk for ischemic heart disease rises only after that period. … Read more