MDedge Cardiocast

The top stories in cardiology:

1. New findings cast more doubt on fat-but-fit theory
   Patients who are obese and metabolically healthy face higher cardiac risk
2. Higher omega-3 fatty acid levels cut heart failure risk
   A large multi-ethnic cohort study shows significantly higher levels of EPA in adults without heart failure. 
   
3. Microvascular disease: An independent and exacerbating risk factor for amputation
   The presence of microvascular disease plus peripheral artery disease resulted in a more than 20-fold increased risk of amputation that MVD or PAD.
   
4. Court halts rule requiring drug list pricing in advertising
   Judge noted that the court understands what HHS wanted to do - but that it's up to Congress to enact such a requirement.

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This week's top stories in cardiology:

1. Lipoprotein(a) levels, genes boost ischemic stroke risk
2. Could some elderly skip statins based on negative risk markers?
3. Cardiac events jump after COPD exacerbation
4. CAROLINA findings reaffirm linagliptin’s safety, free glimepiride of CV-risk stigma

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This week's top stories in cardiology:

1. Lipoprotein(a) levels, genes boost ischemic stroke risk
2. Could some elderly skip statins based on negative risk markers?
3. Cardiac events jump after COPD exacerbation
4. CAROLINA findings reaffirm linagliptin’s safety, free glimepiride of CV-risk stigma

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This week's top stories in cardiology:

1. FDA Panel: Continue using paclitaxel-eluting PAD Devices, with caveats. 
   
   Although the benefits of the devices were clear, the panel felt there should be a label change to warn of the late mortality signal seen in a key meta-analysis.

2. Many cardiac cath, electrophysiology lab directors receive big industry payments

   These payments were substantially higher than those made to local interventional cardiologists and electrophysiologist.

3. Two trials support shorter DAPT

   DAPT with a twist: Continuing the P2Y12 inhibitor instead of aspirin.

4. Do black patients with type 2 diabetes gain cardiac benefit from the SGLT2 and GLP-1 drugs?

   New findings suggest there is no effect on cardiovascular outcomes, although the analysis has limitations

This week's top stories in cardiology:

1. Cognitive decline sped up after CHD
2. Genetic analysis links PCSK9 inhibition and CV mortality
3. Which antidiabetic for elderly patients? It depends on their CV risk
4. Pivotal trial shows HFrEF benefits from baroreceptor stimulation

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This week's top stories in Cardiology.

• Updated systematic review of aspirin primary prevention shows benefits, risks
• GLP-1 RA dulaglutide yields cardiac gains, even in non–at-risk patients
• DOACs surpass warfarin in low-weight AFib patients
• Medicaid expansion associated with lower cardiovascular mortality

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This week in cardiology:

1. FFR changes coronary management in one-third of patients
2. MADIT-CHIC: CRT aids patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy
3. Lipoprotein(a) levels can guide CV risk assessment and treatment
4. Cannabis: Doctors tell FDA to get out of the weeds

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This week in cardiology:

1. FFR changes coronary management in one-third of patients
2. MADIT-CHIC: CRT aids patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy
3. Lipoprotein(a) levels can guide CV risk assessment and treatment
4. Cannabis: Doctors tell FDA to get out of the weeds

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You can find more of our podcasts on our website at http://www.mdedge.com/podcasts.

This week in cardiology:

1. Novel cardiogenic shock, PCI protocol nets 72% acute survival
2. Energy drinks increase BP and disrupt the heart's electrical activity
3. Syncope during pregnancy increases risk for poor outcomes
4. Ethnicity seems to affect predisposition to components of metabolic syndrome

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This week in cardiology news:

1. SCAI releases first definition of cardiogenic shock
2. CABANA: Heart failure patients got biggest bang from AFib ablation
3. Elderly concussion patients who used statins had lower dementia risk
4. BMI in male teens predicts cardiomyopathy risk

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