Potassium Chloride Recall; Exercise vs Valve Disease; Cuffless Continuous BP Monitor

Over 100 batches of potassium chloride are being recalled because they are not dissolving correctly, which may lead to hyperkalemia that can ultimately cause cardiac arrhythmias and death in some cases, per an FDA alert.

And FDA also announced Abbott’s recall of the Thoratec HeartMate LVAS System Monitor — requiring device correction, not removal from the market — due to screen issues that may cause unintentional pump stop.

The annual number of cardiology clinic sites acquired by private equity surged from 0 in 2013 to 215 in 2023 alone, according to research highlighted by the American College of Cardiology.

Certain strains of gut bacteria seem to flourish in people and mice that have food addiction. (Gut)

The more moderate-to-vigorous exercise, the better the protection against degenerative valvular heart disease such as aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, and mitral regurgitation. (European Heart Journal)

A cuffless, continuous BP monitor worn on the wrist was able to calculate time-in-target-range of blood pressure (BP). (Frontiers in Medicine)

Novo Nordisk said that the BP-lowering agent ocedurenone had its phase III trial CLARION-CKD stopped early for futility in people with uncontrolled hypertension and advanced chronic kidney disease.

Many hypertensive people without cardiovascular disease were eventually able to achieve remission to normal BP without taking antihypertensive drugs, an observational analysis finds. (eClinicalMedicine)

Estimates suggest a four-fold increase in the number of stroke thrombectomy candidates with anticipated expanded eligibility criteria. (Stroke)

Worse adolescent cognitive function was associated with early-onset stroke in an Israeli population-based study. (Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health)

Among people with atrial fibrillation (Afib), there was a greater risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations associated with more weight gain. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Rare and common genetic variants were found to contribute to one’s risk of Afib. (JAMA Cardiology)

Women over 45 years old were more likely to have Afib if they had a history of four or more births, a history of infertility, or younger age at first birth. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

There are higher rates of graft failure in women, but this alone does not account for sex differences in coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes between sexes. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Researchers estimate that survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest can be improved by 34% with drone delivery of automated external defibrillators to first responders within the first 5 minutes. (JACC: Advances)

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