Fish Oil Benefits or Harms; Statins at Age 85+; Doc’s Hunger Strike for Bed Space

Whether fish oil supplements hurt or help may depend on the person’s existing cardiovascular health. (BMJ Medicine)

Statins were consistently associated with reduced cardiovascular risks for those older than 85 without excess myopathies and liver dysfunction. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

Treatment with atorvastatin did not reduce the progression of ascending aorta dilation and aortic valve calcification in patients with bicuspid aortic valve without severe valvular dysfunction, a randomized trial showed. (Circulation)

Traditional cardiovascular risk factors were associated with aortic valve stenosis, supporting lifestyle changes for prevention. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

A link between vessel-level coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity and subsequent vessel-level myocardial infarction was observed among heart attack survivors. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Together, high platelet-fibrin clot strength and high platelet reactivity were predictive of cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention. (European Heart Journal)

A small hypothesis-generating study demonstrated the safety of ultra-low-contrast coronary angiography (defined as ≤18 mL of contrast media) in patients with pre-existing acute kidney injury. (Clinical Cardiology)

Following valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement for degenerated surgical valves, both high and low postprocedural gradient extremes did not bode well for clinical outcomes. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions)

An observational analysis did not show a difference in outcomes when patients with isolated distal medium vessel occlusions were given endovascular therapy or medical management alone. (Stroke)

Dual direct-current cardioversion worked better than single direct-current cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation and obesity. (JAMA Cardiology)

During ECG screening prior to implantation of a subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillator, a personalized screening method was not worth the higher rate of inappropriate shock for the small boost in patients deemed eligible for implantation. (Heart Rhythm)

A retrospective study suggested that a technique that creates a smaller left atrium may improve diastolic filling during heart transplant surgery. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Living kidney donors did not have higher risks of hypertension and albuminuria in the first 7 years following donation, a cohort study showed. (JAMA)

Patients with end-stage heart failure did not understand their prognosis as well as their caregivers, and said they would have liked discussions about prognosis to begin early in the course of the disease. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrences were rare after patients with COVID-associated VTE discontinued anticoagulation therapy. (eClinicalMedicine)

The head of cardiology at a hospital in India is pleading for more beds with a hunger strike. (Hindustan Times)

Rowing in artificial gravity showed promise in maintaining cardiovascular and muscular health during spaceflight in a pilot study. (npj Microgravity)

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