FDA advised that generic lots of atenolol and clopidogrel (Plavix) are under recall due to a label mix-up by manufacturer Golden State Medical Supply.
LivaNova’s LifeSPARC advanced circulatory support system has its controller component under class I recall due to software issues, according to another FDA alert.
An artificial intelligence-guided targeted screening strategy was better than usual care at detecting atrial fibrillation in people who hadn’t known they had the condition. (The Lancet)
Over time, food insecurity is becoming more common in people with cardiovascular disease. (JAMA Cardiology)
Therapeutic hypothermia failed to significantly help outcomes in people comatose after in-hospital cardiac arrest in the HACA-IHCA trial. (Circulation)
Over half of autopsy-verified sudden cardiac death victims had stable plaque at the time of death, whereas myocardial hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis were highly prevalent, according to a study from Northern Finland. (European Heart Journal)
Genetic variants and other factors help predict heart failure and arrhythmic events in people with mitochondrial diseases. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Does congenital heart disease need to be factored into non-cardiac surgical risk models? (Heart)
The COAPT risk score estimates MitraClip’s potential benefit for a given individual with heart failure and functional mitral regurgitation. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)
Best practices for coronary CT angiography in people presenting with acute chest pain have been released by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
Top-ranked hospitals for cardiac care tend to put up promotional web pages on left atrial appendage occlusion without giving adequate information about the procedure’s full risks. (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Heart failure could be detected quickly and fairly reliably using motion sensor technology already available in commercial smartphones, a health technology company announced.
A phase I study found investigational cardiomyopathy gene therapy RP-A501 to be well tolerated in the short term among children and adults with Danon disease, Rocket Pharma said.
The more fine particulate matter in the air, the greater a person’s risk of going from healthy to having a first stroke, or from healthy to dying, a U.K. Biobank study showed. (Neurology)
Also shown in U.K. Biobank data, decaf joins other types of coffee associated with reduced cardiovascular disease and mortality. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
A pediatric cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was fired after being arrested on child pornography charges. (WBRZ)
More alcohol intake by mother and partner, less hypertensive disorders of pregnancy? (Journal of the American Heart Association)
A new understanding of how blood vessel cells develop in the prenatal human brain may have applications for neonatal neurovascular disease. (Cell)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
