Adding Bupropion or Varenicline to NRT After ACS Linked to Lower Mortality
Adding Prescription Meds to Nicotine Patches Lowers Heart Death Risk
This retrospective cohort study of 8,574 propensity-matched pairs found that adding bupropion or varenicline to NRT after ACS was associated…
Heart attack survivors who quit smoking with extra prescription help live longer.
PSI-QPI metrics improved prediction of TTN-TV disease penetrance and expressivity in cardiomyopathy patients.
New Tool Predicts Heart Failure Risk in Genetic Heart Disease
This cohort study evaluated PSI-DCM-LR-15, QPI, and PSI-QPI metrics in patients with cardiomyopathy due to TTN-TV and cardiac tissue from or…
A new combination of tests can more accurately predict which patients with genetic heart muscle disease will develop serious heart failure.
Review Links Central Adiposity to Higher Infective Endocarditis Risk in UK Biobank
Extra belly fat raises heart infection risk in a large UK study
This review of a UK Biobank cohort study found that central adiposity measures (waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio) were associated …
Carrying extra weight around the waist makes you more likely to get a serious heart infection over many years of follow-up.
Review synthesizes social media data on hypertension patient perspectives and adherence factors across 12 countries
How You Feel About Your Blood Pressure Meds Changes Everything
This social media listening analysis review synthesizes patient perspectives on quality of life and medication adherence from 86,368 posts a…
Your emotions about hypertension directly influence whether you take your medication, suggesting doctors need to treat the mind, not just th…
Registry study links ARNI therapy groups to divergent mortality and hospitalization risks in HFrEF patients.
Your Heart's Upper Chamber Holds the Key to Survival
This multicenter registry study analyzed 1,182 patients with HFrEF receiving ARNI-based therapy. The authors observed that Group B faced sig…
Doctors need to look at both the top and bottom of the heart to truly know if a patient is safe.
DIVAID software validation shows high accuracy for atrial geometry annotation compared to expert manual methods.
New Software Divides Heart Chambers Faster and More Accurately Than Experts
This software validation report evaluates DIVAID, an open-source tool for automatic division of bi-atrial geometries, against manual expert …
This new software could make it easier to study and treat irregular heart rhythms by creating a standard map of the heart’s upper chambers.
Cross-sectional review links antecedent autonomic symptoms to burden in SCAD survivors
Why Your Heart Symptoms Might Be Autonomic
This cross-sectional review examined survivors of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) across multiple countries. In a cohort of 22…
Many people think heart pain means a blocked artery.
Observational review finds deep learning aids multiclass classification of mitral valve etiologies in TTE
AI Reads Heart Scans Like Experts—And Could Change Diagnosis
This observational review evaluates a deep learning framework for classifying mitral valve etiologies in patients undergoing transthoracic e…
This new tool could help doctors diagnose heart valve issues more accurately and consistently.
AI-Based Adjudication of MACE Events Shows High Agreement with Human CEC in MI Trial
AI Can Spot Heart Attacks and Strokes in Medical Records—But Should We Trust It?
This randomized trial compared an AI-based adjudication system (Auto-MACE) to physician CEC adjudication for MACE events in 5,661 patients w…
This new AI tool could speed up medical research by automatically checking medical records for heart problems, saving doctors hundreds of ho…
Systematic review and meta-analysis finds high VTE incidence in stroke patients and moderate model performance
Doctors Rethink How to Spot Blood Clots in Stroke Patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis of seven prediction models found a pooled VTE incidence of 20.8% in stroke patients. The pooled AUC…
It starts with a small ache in the leg. A little swelling.
Narrative review discusses screening and prevention in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease populations.
Joint Pain May Signal Hidden Risk in Your Legs
This narrative review examines patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupu…
Inflammation from autoimmune conditions can silently damage blood vessels in your legs.
Review of anti-TL1A therapies for hidradenitis suppurativa with no reported outcomes or safety data
New review looks at anti-TL1A therapies for hidradenitis suppurativa.
This narrative review discusses anti-TL1A therapies, specifically tulisokibart, for hidradenitis suppurativa. However, the source does not r…
A new review explores anti-TL1A therapies for hidradenitis suppurativa, offering fresh insights into treating this painful skin condition.