A marijuana lollipop apparently triggered a heart attack in a 70-year-old man with stable coronary artery disease hoping for pain relief and better sleep. (Canadian Journal of Cardiology)
The FDA approved caplacizumab-yhdp (Cablivi) as the first therapy specifically indicated for adults with the rare clotting disorder, acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP).
How did the lumpy human heart get idealized into the two-lobed pointed thing we seen on greeting cards today? (IDEAS.TED.COM)
Heart disease is more common with post-traumatic stress disorder, but the link appears mediated by a combination of physical and psychiatric disorders along with smoking, sleep disorders, and substance abuse, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
How do sleep problems have their effect on cardiovascular disease risk? A mouse model offers another clue in finding that persistently disrupted sleep makes the brain signal the bone marrow to increase the production of inflammatory white blood cells. (Nature)
More bad news for bankrupt Palmaz Scientific, co-founded by coronary stent pioneer Julio Palmaz, MD: A Texas judge threw out claims of negligent misrepresentation by an investment bank.
Stress cardiac MRI is prognostic, a real-world study showed in JAMA Cardiology.
A novel hybrid imaging technique, dubbed volumetric multispectral optoacoustic tomography, can capture the entire carotid bifurcation area in a single frame noninvasively and without contrast media while being “less prone to motion artifacts than are the conventional clinical imaging methods.” (Radiology)
While African Americans have a high rate of peripheral artery disease, motivational interviewing to help such patients exercise more didn’t improve walking distance more than did typical assessment and counseling, found a study in JAMA Network Open.
Analysts at GlobalData expect 2019 to be a big year of watching what happens with the PCSK9 inhibitors after the price drops.
Long QT syndrome’s risk for cardiac events varies by genotype, variant site, age, and sex. (JAMA Cardiology)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
