Cardiology Ups Diversity; Universal CVD Risk Predictor; 93-Year-Old Cardiologist

More women and Black and Hispanic trainees are entering cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular subspecialty fellowships. (JAMA Cardiology)

A poll found that over half of U.S. adults don’t know that heart disease is the leading cause of death, the American Heart Association said.

No change in efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants over warfarin is observed in people with higher BMI, but the bleeding prevention benefit may dwindle, meta-analysis suggests. (Circulation)

A universal risk model erases the distinction between predicting primary and secondary cardiovascular disease. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Concomitant coronary artery disease, even left untreated, did not make a difference in outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a retrospective analysis. (European Heart Journal)

Nationwide registry shows that surgical aortic valve replacement volumes fell by 45% from 2011 to 2022, coinciding with the transcatheter era. (Annals of Thoracic Surgery)

High-performing low-volume centers in pediatric cardiac surgery do exist, according to a study presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting.

Personality disorders, especially borderline and anxiety disorders, tend to cluster in adults with congenital heart disease. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Bariatric surgery was associated with reduced mortality and hospitalization for Medicare patients with heart failure and obesity. (Circulation: Heart Failure)

Over 85% of extended criteria donor hearts donated after brain death were successfully transplanted using an extracorporeal perfusion system. (JACC: Heart Failure)

Proposed criteria for centers of excellence in cardiac amyloidosis are laid out by the International Cardio-Oncology Society. (Heart)

Radiation therapy for cancer may harm people with subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, as suggested by experiments on explanted devices. (JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology)

Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) may have an edge over empagliflozin (Jardiance) for carrying a lesser risk of incident atrial fibrillation in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

A profile of a 93-year-old cardiologist still working full-time in Singapore. (CNA)

Preliminary data show promise for an IV infusion that reversibly absorbs nitric oxide to treat hypotension in severe septic shock. (eClinicalMedicine)

Low cholesterol on admission to critical care was a red flag for survival, based on studies in a systemic review. (eBioMedicine)

Could noninvasive vascular imaging explain the rising incidence of spontaneous cervical artery dissections? (Stroke)

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