By Ahmed El-Medany The contemporary Copenhagen General Population Study recently published their findings in the European Heart Journal. This large study, which was established in…
View More Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk and all-cause mortality if performed during leisure time, not working hours(Taken from Expert Analysis- ACC) This secondary analysis from the EMPEROR-Reduced trial shows that use of empagliflozin reduces the risk of CV death or HF…
View More Beyond Diabetes: The Impact of Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
By Saadia Aslam Despite an upsurge in the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) among young adults, the attributable risk of recreational substance use among…
View More Recreational substances associated with a higher likelihood of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
By Ahmed El-Medany In a large retrospective study by Venetsanos et al, researchers analysed 37,990 patients from the SWEDEHEART registry with myocardial infarction (MI) who…
View More Prasugrel and ticagrelor associated with similar efficacy and safety following myocardial infarction
Female cardiologists in the UK experience more sexism and sexual harassment than male cardiologists. Sexism impacts the career progression and professional confidence of female cardiologists…
View More Sexism experienced by consultant cardiologists in the United Kingdom
By Saadia Aslam Adverse CE during pregnancy were examined in a prospective cohort of women with heart disease. CE were a composite of the following:…
View More Obesity increases risk of cardiovascular complications in pregnant women with heart disease
Dr Laura Dobson comments on a recent update by MHRA regarding fluoroquinolones.
View More Considerations for prescription of fluoroquinolones in patients developing signs or symptoms of heart valve disease
In this Swiss case-crossover study, Saucy et al. investigate the potential acute effects of aircraft noise on mortality and the specific role of different night-time…
View More Does night-time aircraft noise trigger mortality? A case-crossover study on 24,886 cardiovascular deaths
COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus.
View More People infected with COVID-19 have a higher risk of dying after a cardiac arrest. A report from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) ended 2020 by publishing updated guidance on the management of valvular heart disease. This document covered significant ground with regards to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and transcatheter mitral valve repair.
View More 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines