The National Football League has its first case of myocarditis from COVID-19: Buffalo Bills player Tommy Sweeney. (Cardiovascular Business)
Diastolic blood pressure had a linear link to cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction (MI), even at low baseline levels in a mendelian randomization study. (Circulation)
The Elutax drug-coated balloon bested the Xience stent for late lumen loss in treating small coronary arteries with comparable clinical outcome at 12 months in the PICCOLETO II randomized trial. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)
A “green” Mediterranean diet was better for the heart. (Heart)
Left atrial structure may play a role in ischemic stroke disparities. (Neurology)
Higher blood pressure in midlife was linked to increased brain damage years later. (European Heart Journal)
More exercise daily correlated with better heart rate variability in a large study of Fitbit use in Lancet Digital Health, but variability varied significantly through the day, suggesting measurement might need to be taken at the same time each day.
FDA cleared NICO.LAB’s StrokeViewer LVO, an artificial intelligence algorithm to flag large vessel occlusion in stroke triage. (NeuroNews)
A meta-analysis of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pointed to a venous thromboembolism rate of 17.0% and bleeding events in 7.8%. (CHEST)
An American Heart Association poll showed 49% of U.S. adults don’t seek care due to worry about unexpected medical bills, and 44% wouldn’t be able to pay for an unexpected $1,000 bill.
Mitochondrial energy transfer could be a target for reducing post-MI progression to heart failure, a mouse model study suggested. (Nature Communications)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
