Bariatric Surgery & BP Control; PFA Vasospasm Aftermath; Texas Cardiologist Arrested

Even with controlled blood pressure (BP), visit-to-visit systolic BP variability predicts cardiovascular events and may be traced partly to choice of medication. (European Heart Journal)

Bariatric surgery proved more effective than BP medications alone in controlling hypertension in people with obesity, the GATEWAY trial showed. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Scientists say that a pannexin channel protein may be protective against obesity-related hypertension. (Science Signaling)

Genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolemia variants may be telling of one’s risk of coronary heart disease, even if LDL cholesterol is only moderately elevated. (JAMA Cardiology)

The idea that lipid-lowering drugs cause aortic aneurysms was supported by a Mendelian randomization study. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

The association between heavy drinking and heart disease deaths seemed to hinge on socioeconomic status, as it could be mostly explained by smoking and other behavioral risk factors in the lower sociodemographic groups. (JAMA Network Open)

A common complication after pulsed field ablation (PFA) adjacent to coronary vessels, vasospasm, did not result in new coronary irregularities or stenosis at the site of previous vasospasm in an early report. (JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology)

Mount Sinai highlighted research showing that adjunctive left atrial posterior wall ablation was of no additional clinical benefit when performed during PFA for persistent atrial fibrillation.

For lower radiation exposure during catheter ablation, low and zero fluoroscopy workflows appeared safe in real-world practice, Biosense Webster said.

A coronary CT-first strategy was associated with more subsequent revascularization in people with chest pain, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Summit.

W.L. Gore announced FDA approval of a lower profile Gore Viabahn VBX balloon expandable stent graft.

Houston-area interventional cardiologist was charged with inappropriate sexual behavior with multiple patients. (Houston Chronicle)

Why such low use of endovascular therapy when acute ischemic strokes occur after cardiac intervention? (JAMA Neurology)

Recanalization rates after mechanical thrombectomy were similar between transradial access and transfemoral access, based on a small trial. (Stroke)

The American Society of Echocardiography updated its guidelines on pediatric and neonatal echocardiography.

For pericardial drainage in patients with cancer with a malignant pericardial effusion (MPE), pericardial window formation was associated with less MPE recurrence than a pericardiocentesis procedure. (Heart)

Among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the GALACTIC-HF trial, tricuspid regurgitation was a predictor of cardiovascular death or heart failure events. (JACC: Heart Failure)

Improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness over time were linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer in Swedish men. (British Journal of Sports Medicine)

A deep learning model was able to flag incident type 2 diabetes based on ECGs alone. (eClinicalMedicine)

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