February 2020

House OKs bill banning flavored e-cigarette sales
Cleveland Clinic cardiologist, 60, dies of flu complications
New wearable measures CV vitals through 4 layers of clothing—or fur
Intensive BP control could afford patients up to 3 more years of life
‘Potentially everything we’ve hoped for’: Pulsed field ablation used for 1st time in U.S.
Just 38% of participants in cardiovascular clinical trials are women
AI-powered wearable predicts HF rehospitalizations 10 days ahead of time
Orsiro stent continues to outperform Xience at 3 years
Apple Watch helps ID AFib, Cleveland Clinic says—but there’s still a ways to go
Brain stents found to be safe for reducing recurrent stroke risk
The ‘narrow scope’ of HIPAA: Protecting patients in an age of digital growth
Trulicity approved to reduce MACE in patients with T2D
ACC president: Bernie Sanders’ MI records omit measures of LVEF
Mount Sinai launches ultra-specialized CHD center
Secondary analysis backs safety of apixaban over warfarin
FDA approves bempedoic acid to treat familial hypercholesterolemia
Barbershop BP intervention lives on in Toledo
EKGs may soon screen for cardiomyopathy, thanks to AI
Utah Supreme Court paves way for thousands to seek legal action against cardiologist
EXCEL: Researchers accused of withholding key mortality data
Women dramatically underrepresented on cardiology journal editorial boards
JAHA editors retract study linking e-cigarette use to MIs
New LDL-C guidelines make optimal treatment unaffordable for many in Europe
Heart disease more common in women who have suffered domestic abuse
Portable MRIs bring imaging to stroke patients’ bedsides
Diabetics turning to discount insulin from unregulated online marketplaces
1 in 5 kids estimated to have high blood pressure
Optimism reduces stroke severity
Most burned-out cardiologists don’t—and won’t—seek help
AI predicts MI, stroke, death from blood flow
America’s most expensive CV drug needs a 93% price cut
Tenet Healthcare agrees to pay $1.4M to settle unnecessary implantation allegations
Psychologist uses beta-blockers to ease patients’ emotional pain
What every physician should know about coronavirus
Philips announces RCT to study patient outcomes after iFR-guided PCI
CDC scientists say shingles vaccine protects against stroke, too
FDA delayed reporting, recalling faulty HF pacemaker for more than 1 year
Cardiologist in legal trouble after failing to diagnose patient’s fatal kidney cancer
8 in 10 young adults feel safe vaping despite EVALI outbreak
Industry groups slam Trump proposal to eliminate FDA tobacco oversight
Diabetes drug rosiglitazone linked—again—to poor CV health
CV outcomes underreported in pivotal anticancer trials
Long wait times force heart surgery patients in Wales to consider 300-mile trip for treatment
Beta-blocker, aspirin combo mitigates CVD brought on by grief
FDA greenlights AI-guided CV ultrasound acquisition system
New CV digital health journal names founding editor-in-chief
GI bleeding often mistaken as side effect of blood thinners when it could indicate cancer
More than half of heart patients nonadherent to multi-drug regimens
FitBit data reveal major differences in average resting HR
Palliative care needs projected to nearly double over next 30 years
FDA grants breakthrough status to pulmonary hypertension solution
Initiating antihypertensives, statins increases likelihood of obesity
LVAD-supported patients suffer from ‘severely impaired’ exercise capacity
AHA advisory underlines need for equitable healthcare in the US
BP variability in young adulthood linked to CV ills later in life
Physician vies for anatomically correct heart, lung emojis
Patients find long-term migraine relief after PFO closure
Scientist wins $250K to study AI-enabled CV imaging
Medtronic receives CE mark approval for next-gen ICDs, CRT-Ds
Following controversial guideline, another study connects meat consumption to CVD
Child’s odds of surviving CHD contingent on community’s wealth
Experts dispute 9 of 17 genes once linked to long QT syndrome
Coronary atherectomy is effective in treating severe coronary lesions—but it’s hardly used
AI to help ID cardiac arrest from emergency phone calls