A longer duration of antidepressant treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants was linked to an increased risk of sudden cardiac death in a Danish nationwide study. (Heart Rhythm)
The University of Kansas Hospital Authority and LivaNova are being sued by multiple families of people who left heart surgery with a bacterial infection due to a device that allegedly hadn’t been properly disinfected. (Kansas City Star)
Based on 2025 hypertension guidelines, about 11% of adults ages 65-79 with stage I hypertension would no longer qualify for blood pressure medication. (Annals of Internal Medicine)
An elevated lipoprotein(a) reading puts patients at higher cardiovascular risk whether or not their coronary artery calcium score was 0, an observational analysis suggested. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
In a University of Pennsylvania cohort, most patients would have paid less for their dofetilide if they’d bypassed insurance and purchased straight from CostPlusDrugs.com. (Circulation)
Biventricular pacing was better than conduction system pacing in a randomized study of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and left bundle-branch block, while left bundle-branch pacing was better than biventricular pacing in another trial. (JAMA Cardiology)
Mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has a durability of around 3 years, according to a comprehensive literature review. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)
The ACTISAVE trial showed no functional benefit with glenzocimab in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated by thrombolysis. (Stroke)
Use of hydralazine is unlikely to be associated with a clinically meaningful increased risk of vasculitis, a large cohort study suggested. (JAMA Network Open)
The SMART2-HF model for predicting incident heart failure and the LIFE-Preserved model for predicting heart failure hospitalization and cardiovascular death were externally validated in two studies. (European Heart Journal)
The ISCHEMIA-PREDICT score for assessing risk of cardiovascular and all-cause death in patients with chronic coronary syndrome also passed external validation. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
In sub-Saharan Africa, integrated community-based care for diabetes, hypertension, or HIV was just as good as facility-based care in a cluster-randomized trial. (The Lancet)
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