Preeclampsia Blood Marker? Pediatric Cardiac Doc Arrested; Afib-Detecting Ring

Expectant mothers might one day be able to take a blood test to predict their risk of preeclampsia late into pregnancy. (Scientific Reports)

A higher BMI starting at age 20 was tied to worse diastolic function, independent of adiposity in later life. (European Heart Journal)

Lipoprotein(a) levels were associated with increased progression of coronary plaque burden and worsening aortic stenosis in separate studies. (JAMA Cardiology)

A fellow in pediatric cardiac anesthesiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School was arrested on child pornography charges. (NBC Boston)

Peri-infarct ischemia, defined as segmental myocardial ischemia surrounding infarcted myocardium, may be a good cardiac MRI biomarker to guide invasive treatment. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

For one health system that implemented an artificial intelligence model for emergency department triage, the result was faster inpatient and cardiovascular care for people with chest pain. (JAMA Internal Medicine)

Intracoronary epinephrine administration showed promise for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with refractory no-reflow in a small randomized trial. (American Journal of Cardiology)

Patients with masked hypertension showed reduced target organ damage after nearly a year of antihypertensive treatment. (eClinicalMedicine)

Surgeons anticipate that partial heart transplants for growing kids can be offered once a central system for organ allocation is up and running. (JAMA Surgery)

Aortic wall thrombus may be considered a big red flag for thromboembolic complications after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a prospective study found. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib) may have potential clinical benefits, according to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. (European Heart Journal Open)

Ultrahuman released an Afib-detecting capability on its smart rings. The software reportedly runs on the FDA-approved FibriCheck platform. (TechCrunch)

Sleep characteristics indicated on polysomnography predicted people’s risk of developing Afib. (JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology)

Patients in cardiac rehabilitation were often frail, but these programs were associated with subsequent improvements in frailty. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

A new MRI technique is being developed to better detect salvageable tissue after an ischemic stroke. (Science Advances)

Imperative Care said its Zoom 6F insert catheters were FDA cleared for ischemic stroke.

The fate of patients after lower limb revascularization for peripheral artery disease depends on their age and nature of the procedure. (Circulation)

The common blood thinner heparin may be used as an antidote for cobra venom, as it stops the necrosis from cobra bites. (Science Translational Medicine)

But does heparin get in the way of certain gene therapies for heart patients? (Gene Therapy)

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