This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Michelle M. Kittleson, MD, PhD: Welcome to Medscape InDiscussion: Heart Failure. I’m your host, Dr Michelle Kittleson. Stress cardiomyopathy, aka broken heart syndrome or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, often …
Yaguang Wei, PhD Credit: Harvard University Older adults with chronic exposure to fine particulate air matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤ 2.5 (PM2.5)—a major element of air pollution—may have an increased risk for cardiovascular hospitalization, a new study found.1 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its updated National Ambient Air Quality Standards on February …
In patients with subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) detected by implanted devices such as pacemakers or loop recorders, oral anticoagulation with apixaban resulted in a lower risk of stroke or systemic embolism than aspirin, but a higher risk of major bleeding in the ARTESIA study. The results appear to contrast somewhat with the recently reported NOAH-AFNET …