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Medical societies release female-specific framework for cardiovascular disease prevention, care

Pregnancy history, menopause timing and autoimmune disease are risk factors your standard ASCVD calculator ignores; this framework tells you where to look.

Cardiology · Fierce Healthcare · 1d

Association of Lipoprotein(a) With Adverse Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

If elevated Lp(a) predicts worse outcomes in established HF, it becomes a cheap, once-in-a-lifetime test worth adding to your HF workup.

Cardiology · Cureus · 1d

Metronidazole-Induced Kounis Syndrome Type III Presenting as Acute In-Stent Thrombosis: A Case Report

A common antibiotic triggered urticaria then in-stent thrombosis 12 hours later; consider Kounis in any stented patient with rash and chest pain.

Cardiology · Cureus · 1d

Concurrent Heparin-Induced and Valproate-Induced Thrombocytopenia Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Diagnostic Challenge

After TAVR, a falling platelet count has two plausible culprits—heparin and valproate; confirm with serotonin release assay before assuming one, since dual DITP changes anticoagulation and sedation choices.

Cardiology · Cureus · 2d

Sex-Based Differences in Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

In LBBB-confined cohorts, women appear to gain more from CRT than men — worth weighing when you refer female HFrEF patients for device therapy.

Cardiology · Cureus · 2d

Troponin Elevation in Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review on Who May Benefit From Coronary Evaluation

A raised troponin in T2MI does not tell you who needs angiography; this review frames which supply-demand patients may actually benefit from coronary evaluation.

Cardiology · Cureus · 2d

Marked QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes Following Pulsed Field Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

After PFA in a low-EF patient on amiodarone, QT prolonged enough to cause torsades — check post-procedure ECGs and electrolytes in similar high-risk patients.

Cardiology · Cureus · 3d

Concordance Between Trial Efficacy and Real-World Effectiveness of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Confirms the HFrEF benefit you see in clinic mirrors trial event reductions, so SGLT2 inhibitors deserve routine use in eligible patients rather than cautious selective prescribing.

Cardiology · Cureus · 3d

Very Early-Onset Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Complicated by an Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula and Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm

Endocarditis within 48 hours of TAVI can present with fistula and pseudoaneurysm, so keep it on the differential when a post-TAVI patient deteriorates early.

Cardiology · Cureus · 4d

Artificial Intelligence for Automated Continuous Quantification of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction From Standard Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography: A Systematic Review

Before trusting an automated EF, know that agreement with reference varies across AI tools — verify against your own lab's values rather than adopting a single vendor number.

Cardiology · Cureus · 4d

Extending the Lower Limits of Body Weight for Bi-directional Glenn Shunt in Developing Countries: Is it Feasible?

Suggests a 2.7 kg infant can undergo BDG shunting in resource-limited settings, supporting earlier palliation rather than waiting for weight gain that may never come.

Cardiology · Cureus · 5d

Real-World Positivity, Procedural Events, and Management Changes After Intravenous Methylergometrine Provocation Testing for Coronary Vasospasm: A Single-Center Study of 139 Patients

If you use IV ergonovine testing for vasospasm, this gives contemporary positivity and procedural-event rates to weigh against the acetylcholine reference standard.

Cardiology · Cureus · 7d

Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Conditions in Medicare Advantage In-Home Health Risk Assessments.

Home risk assessments diagnose more cardiovascular disease in Medicare Advantage patients; know whether this drives real treatment or just higher risk-adjusted payments.

Cardiology · Annals · 8d

A Common CD36 Variant and the Genetic Landscape of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Individuals of African Ancestry.

A common CD36 variant may explain part of the excess familial DCM in patients of African ancestry, so consider genetic referral when DCM clusters in such families.

Cardiology · JAMA · 9d

Treatment Strategies for Achieving and Maintaining Low-Risk Status in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review

Few patients reached low risk under any strategy, and fewer than half did so after upfront dual oral therapy in most cohorts. Low-risk status predicted survival but often did not last.

Cardiology · Cureus · 9d

The Safety and Efficacy of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Treating Calcified Peripheral Arterial Disease

IVL showed a good safety profile with a low complication rate and was more effective than plain balloon angioplasty alone in calcified PAD; short- and mid-term results are promising.

Cardiology · Cureus · 9d

A Clinical Framework for Antithrombotic Review in Anticoagulated Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease: When Should Aspirin Be Stopped?

Gives you a structured way to decide when to drop aspirin in AF patients on OAC with stable CAD, cutting bleeding without added ischaemic risk.

Cardiology · Cureus · 9d

Severe Right Ventricular Dilation Due to Selenium Deficiency in a Patient After Gastric Bypass

In post-bypass patients with new dyspnea or edema, check selenium before assuming irreversible cardiomyopathy — replacement can reverse the dilation.

Cardiology · Cureus · 10d

Clinical Outcomes According to Revascularization Strategy in Patients With Late-Presenting ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Most Indian STEMI patients still present late; this cohort shows which revascularization strategy actually pays off when the 12-hour window has passed.

Cardiology · Cureus · 10d

Health ministry asked to examine coronary stent safety concerns

If you implant Indian-made drug-eluting stents, know that three models withdrawn in Sri Lanka are now under ministry scrutiny for quality failures.

Cardiology · ETHealthworld · 13d

Deep learning-enabled assessment of right ventricular size and function is associated with cardiovascular outcomes.

An AI model estimates RV size and systolic function from routine echo and tracks with outcomes, potentially reducing the operator dependence that makes RV assessment unreliable.

Cardiology · Nature cardiovascular research · 13d

A multiview video-text model detects obstructive coronary stenosis and predicts 1-year cardiovascular events from angiography.

A model reading whole angiographic runs, not single frames, could standardise stenosis calls and flag patients heading for a 1-year event.

Cardiology · Nature cardiovascular research · 13 Oct

Development and Validation of an Adult Medical Urgency Score for US Donor Heart Allocation.

US-CRS had higher time-dependent AUC than the 6-status system (mean 0.807 vs 0.693). In match-run analysis (n=45 530 donor hearts), 67% of recipients moved down in rank order and first-candidate 6-week mortality rose from 11.2% to 15.7%.

Cardiology · JAMA · 12 Oct

Heart Transplant for Advanced Heart Failure: A Review.

Contemporary post-transplant survival is 91.5% at 1 year and 80.3% at 5 years; each additional 'I NEED HELP' criterion raised death or hospitalisation risk (adjusted HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.11-1.27).

Cardiology · JAMA · 12 Oct

Human adult and pediatric multimodal transcriptomic atlas of progression from pressure-loaded to failing right ventricle.

Maps the cell-level transition from pressure overload to RV failure, pointing to candidate pathways for a condition that currently has no targeted therapy.

Cardiology · Nature cardiovascular research · 9 Oct

Med-tech startup Sunfox Technologies raises $7 Mn in Series A round

A portable ECG platform reaching primary-care and rural clinics could shorten time to arrhythmia and ischemia diagnosis where access to a cardiologist is limited.

Cardiology · Entrackr · 7 Oct

Sunfox Technologies Bags $7 Mn To Scale Cardiac Diagnostics Platform Spandan

A portable ECG device scaled across Indian clinics could widen access to cardiac screening where cardiologists and ECG machines are scarce.

Cardiology · Inc42 · 7 Oct

iRhythm acquires VitalConnect in $237.5M all-cash deal

Consolidation of ambulatory ECG and multi-parameter monitoring vendors may change which patch or wearable your arrhythmia referrals are fitted with.

Cardiology · Fierce Healthcare · 5 Oct

All-fiber wireless auscultation garment for cardiopulmonary diagnostics.

The garment captured cardiopulmonary sounds and qualitative pathological features such as cardiac murmurs, S3 gallops and crackles, and suppressed environmental noise compared with a digital stethoscope.

Cardiology · Nature cardiovascular research · 1 Oct

Double Jeopardy: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy

In women with acute coronary syndrome and no atherosclerotic culprit, consider SCAD and Takotsubo together; both are triggered by stress and management diverges.

Cardiology · Cureus · 1 Oct

Digital Twins and Offline Reinforcement Learning for Mechanical Circulatory Support Decisions: What the Current Evidence Can and Cannot Support

Offline RL and digital twins could eventually guide MCS escalation and weaning decisions, but this review shows current evidence cannot yet support clinical use.

Cardiology · Cureus · 30 Sept

Electrical Alternans as an Early Clue to a Rapidly Evolving Large Pericardial Effusion: The Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Electrical alternans on ECG after pericarditis should prompt immediate bedside ultrasound, since tamponade can develop within days of a normal echocardiogram.

Cardiology · Cureus · 30 Sept

Pilot Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Simulation-Based Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Teaching for Final-Year Medical Students

Mean confidence was 9.86/15 post-session versus 3.67/15 pre-session (median 10 vs 4; U = 0.0, P < 0.001). Mean knowledge was 4.71/5 versus 4.22/5, with high baseline scores.

Cardiology · Cureus · 30 Sept

Postoperative Day 1 Mean Arterial Pressure and 30-Day Mortality or Day 7 Renal Replacement Therapy After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

POD 1 MAP after VAD implantation may track with 30-day death or day-7 RRT, so early haemodynamic targets could affect renal and survival outcomes.

Cardiology · Cureus · 30 Sept

Hospital Indicators for the Management of Native and Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis Across Brazilian Regions From 2015 to 2024

Native-valve: 13,920 admissions, 1,966 deaths (14.1 per 100). Prosthetic-valve: 6,610 admissions, 1,115 deaths (16.9 per 100). Death rates per 100,000 rose significantly in the Southeast and South for native-valve disease.

Cardiology · Cureus · 30 Sept

Factors Associated With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and Its Association With Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Among Adults Receiving Antihypertensive Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using NHANES 2013-2018 Linked Mortality Data

Uncontrolled BP affected 56.9%. Higher odds in other Hispanic (AOR 1.50, 95% CI 1.08-2.07), non-Hispanic Black (AOR 1.63, 95% CI 1.29-2.05) and non-Hispanic Asian adults (AOR 1.68, 95% CI 1.15-2.45). No significant mortality association.

Cardiology · Cureus · 29 Sept

Blue Toe Syndrome and Acute Kidney Injury Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Biopsy-Proven Case of Cholesterol Embolization Syndrome

Creatinine rose from baseline 1.2-1.5 mg/dL to 4.24 mg/dL about 2.5 months post-TAVR; biopsy showed cholesterol clefts in intrarenal arteries. Creatinine improved to approximately 3.1 mg/dL by discharge.

Cardiology · Cureus · 29 Sept

Severe Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury Following Rosuvastatin Reinitiation During Ticagrelor Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review

CK and creatinine rose markedly with anuria and dark-red urine; creatinine reached 6.3 mg/dL, BUN 82 mg/dL, bicarbonate 15 mmol/L. Hemodialysis was required; creatinine fell to 1.3 mg/dL by week three.

Cardiology · Cureus · 29 Sept

Persistent Apical Akinesis Following Takotsubo Syndrome With Marked Troponin Elevation: A Case Report

Not all takotsubo wall-motion abnormalities resolve; persistent apical akinesis with high troponin can mimic infarction and warrants follow-up imaging before discharge.

Cardiology · Cureus · 29 Sept

Silent Aortic Disease Can Offer a Narrow Window to Save the Heart’s Own Valve

Aortic root aneurysms stay silent until late; referring earlier keeps patients eligible for valve-sparing David procedures instead of replacement and lifelong anticoagulation.

Cardiology · ETHealthworld · 29 Sept