In a whistleblower lawsuit, a prominent cardiologist says he was fired from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) after reporting racist text messages exchanged between colleagues and a potential conflict of interest for the medical center’s CEO. (PennLive)
Advanced heart failure specialists called for a reconsideration of compensation via a relative value unit (RVU) model in Circulation: Heart Failure.
The FDA was alerted to Abiomed’s warning not to use Generation 1 Impella Purge Cassettes and certain Impella RP Pump Sets. The agency also said that users of some Impella devices should refer to official P-level flow rates instead of what is shown on the Automated Impella Controller display.
Across the country, blood pressure (BP) control had not rebounded to pre-pandemic rates as of late 2022. (Journal of the American Heart Association)
Ten years into the NOBLE trial, there was no significant difference in all-cause mortality with coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention among patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease. (The Lancet)
A meta-analysis found no statistically significant differences in lipoprotein(a) reduction among several PCSK9-targeting medications. (Journal of Clinical Lipidology)
GLP-1 receptor agonists reduced atherosclerosis progression in rabbits, and were associated with significantly lower levels of inflammatory biomarkers and lower rates of major adverse cardiovascular events in a human biobank analysis. (European Heart Journal)
Exposure to GLP-1 drugs during pregnancy was linked to improved maternal and preterm birth outcomes, with no significant increase in congenital malformations or overall adverse fetal outcomes in a meta-analysis. (JACC: Advances)
Prospective data suggested that pre-pregnancy folic acid intake and genetic factors were associated with a lower risk of gestational hypertension. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
Fetal right ventricular dilatation and dysfunction may be the first sign of dilated cardiomyopathy, according to a case series. (JACC: Heart Failure)
Early screening for chronic kidney disease had prognostic value in patients with coronary artery disease, the multinational INTERASPIRE study showed. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
In a retrospective cohort study, just over one in five veterans with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction achieved quadruple therapy over a median follow-up of 3 years. (JAMA Cardiology)
The Tempus ECG-AF model underwent external validation for predicting 1-year risk of atrial fibrillation. (Heart Rhythm)
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