Clinical

January 21, 2021

An analysis of data from more than 3k women followed for up to 20 years indicates increased frequency of vasomotor menopausal symptoms was associated with a 52% greater risk of incident cardiovascular disease.

January 21, 2021

Findings from a 1-sample Mendelian randomization study using data from the UK Biobank revealed a causal link between smoking and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage.

January 20, 2021

The US FDA has approved vericiguat (Verquvo) for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization following a hospitalization for heart failure or need for outpatient intravenous diuretics in patients with HFrEF.

January 20, 2021

While social media and technology have allowed greater sharing of ideas and knowledge, they have also become a major source of misinformation. In this column, Dr. Weiss reflects on practicing during the age of misinformation.

January 19, 2021

A meta-analysis of nearly 20 studies is offering clinicians further insight into the effects of consuming fried foods on cardiovascular health.

January 18, 2021

Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 50 studies assessing cardiovascular risk with levels of abdominal aortic calcification indicate increased AAC was linked to 80% increase in risk of cardiovascular events and cardiovascular death.

January 16, 2021

Data from questionnaires given to type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients from an outpatient clinic is providing insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted diabetes management.

January 15, 2021

A quality improvement study conducted at a trio of Penn Medicine hospitals suggests changing cardiac rehabilitation referrals from an opt-in to an opt-out decision in their EHR could drastically improve referral rates.

January 14, 2021

An analysis of nearly 100k people from the UK Biobank study suggests there was no upper threshold on the reduction in risk of cardiovascular disease derived from physical activity.

January 14, 2021

An analysis of more than 100k people from five community-based cohorts indicates consuming one alcoholic drink per day could increase risk of atrial fibrillation by 16%, while consuming four per day increased risk by 47%.