Cardiovascular

In their latest recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends blood pressure screening for all pregnant individuals to detect hypertensive disorders.

Over the past 20 years, the age-adjusted mortality rate for obesity-related cardiovascular mortality increased by 415% for American Indian or Alaska Native individuals.

Across 65 cardiovascular guidelines with nearly 7500 specific recommendations published 2012-2022, only 170 recommendations directly incorporated shared decision-making.

The authors found shifting patterns in the effects of obesity, alcohol, and smoking on atrial fibrillation.

Investigators conducted this subanalysis among patients aged 20 to 27 years, using data from the National Growth and Health Study to determine potential racial differences in left ventricular mass among female patients with obesity.

The decrease in e-cigarette use between 2014 and 2019 may be linked to improved education on the harms of the devices, while the increase in 2019 could be attributed to worsened psychological burden during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Panicos are on a mission to change how we think about gout. Why? As a husband-and-wife DO duo, the Panicos each have a unique perspective on gout and how physicians in their respective fields can better collaborate to help patients who live with this systemic disease.

New research shows that in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the use of fresh or frozen embryo transfers were not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for the mother.

Postpartum cardiovascular health counseling dropped slightly from 2016 to 2020, both for individuals with and without cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy, those taking 4-mg pitavastatin daily were 35% less likely than those taking placebo to experience a major cardiovascular event over 5 years of follow-up.

After replicating the PURE study, researchers found that individuals with higher PURE diet scores had lower risk of death, cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke.

Research suggests that intense physical activity concentrated within 1-2 days and activity more evenly distributed activity across several days are associated with similarly lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes.

The FDA has approved the first over the counter (OTC) birth control pill Thursday; the US Chamber of Commerce has filed a motion for preliminary injunction on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program; individuals living in historically redlined areas are likely to have worse heart health.

Research was conducted by multiple laboratories in the Global Diagnostics Network and included more than 460 million lipid test results from 17 countries to determine risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

An increased risk of developing myocardial infarction was observed among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), whereas risk of cerebrovascular accident and peripheral vascular disease was comparable between those with HS and controls.

Dr Slipczuk concludes our discussion by detailing healthcare disparities commonly seen within ASCVD treatment.

A cardiology expert considers the future of lipid management within health systems and ways they can improve engagement from all parties.

Dr Slipczuk explores quality metrics, elaborating on ways to improve and align them with the latest cardiology treatment guidelines and payer considerations.

Dr Slipczuk offers strategies for sharing information and guiding appropriate ASCVD treatment both within and outside closed health systems.

Leandro N. Slipczuk, MD, PhD, details his organization’s effort to support uptake of PCSK9 inhibitors in the inpatient setting.

Dr Leandro N. Slipczuk highlights the importance of cardiovascular treatment guidelines when deciding on patient care for those with ASCVD.

Three cardiovascular experts discuss the future of lipid management for patients with high-risk ASCVD.

Drs Brinton and Slipczuk go into detail regarding an ideal multidisciplinary team for ASCVD treatment.

Drs Riddock and Slipczuk define “optimal care” for ASCVD from a system-level perspective with the use of quality metrics.

Dr Eliot Brinton elaborates on unmet needs in lipid management and how they can be remedied.

Ian Riddock, MD, and Leandro N. Slipczuk, MD, PhD, discuss the importance of LDL-C management as part of the discharge plan for patients, as well as ensuring continuity of care from the inpatient to outpatient setting.

Dr Brinton highlights the importance of adjunct therapies in LDL management.

Dr Riddock explains how the ASCVD treatment landscape lends itself to initiation of therapy beyond statins in the inpatient setting.

Eliot Brinton, MD, provides a warning concerning “maximally-tolerated statin dosing” and provides general guidance for optimal dosing.

Ian Riddock, MD, describes the high-risk patient with ASCVD that is appropriate for early intensive lipid lowering.