CardioCare Live

04/14/2016

Could this impact your surgeries? Is patient disclosure needed? Physicians/Hospitals must disclose double-booking issues to patients.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/13/surgery/Jn7Lb0Hq3VUGeZGBgjiw0M/story.html

04/13/2016

Another report comes out supporting aspirin for offsetting heart disease ...

http://news.health.com/2016/04/12/expert-panel-reaffirms-daily-aspirins-use-against-heart-disease-colon-cancer/

People in their 50s who are at increased risk of heart disease should take a low-dose aspirin each day to reduce their risk of both heart disease and colon cancer.

04/12/2016

Dime-sized implant can help heart failure patients, first patient has received the device.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/04/10/new-implant-offers-hope-for-patients-suffering-heart-failure.html

A new approach in treating diastolic heart failure is offering hope to patients who have been frustrated by the lack of options.

04/11/2016

Something to think about when working with different populations. Food Deserts can impact cardiovascular health ...

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/861501

"Neighborhood characteristics that affect availability of healthy foods contribute to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease beyond their effects on traditional risk factors," researchers report.

04/07/2016

Interesting read ... do you consider the microbiome when working with patients?

http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/are-red-wine-the-microbiome-and-heart-disease-molecularly-linked/81252574/

Resveratrol reduces the risk of heart disease by changing the gut microbiome, according to a new study

04/05/2016

Something to think about ... pediatric cardiac surgery cases can lead to problems decades later, who takes care of the patients?

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Decades-after-pediatric-heart-surgery-new-7224790.php?t=b6a1b2c65f438d9cbb&cmpid=twitter-premium+via+%40HoustonChron

A former high school baseball star, the 35-year-old Houston man competed in mixed martial arts and could bench press 500 pounds. [...] three years ago, a cardiologist at Houston Methodist Hospital suggested he see an adult congenital heart defect specialist, who told him the repair surgeons made thr…

04/05/2016

"It is the first evidence that vitamin D3 can improve heart function of people with heart muscle weakness -- known as heart failure."

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/topics/HealthDay709692_20160405_Vitamin_D_Boosts_Heart_Function_in_Study.html .99

04/04/2016

Statin alternative for those who can't use them.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/146757/20160404/pcsk9-inhibitor-drug-evolocumab-offers-option-to-reduce-ldl-cholesterol-in-statin-intolerant-patients.htm

Statin intolerance is real, findings of a new study revealed. A new PCSK9 inhibitor drug was shown effective in reducing LDL cholesterol level in patients who suffer from side effects of statins.

04/01/2016

Gene therapy and heart failure

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/03/30/Gene-therapy-shows-early-promise-against-heart-failure/9101459367337/

There might be good news for millions of Americans who suffer from heart failure: A trial using gene therapy appears to have boosted patients' cardiac function.

03/31/2016

HRT may reduce atherosclerosis when taken early in menopause.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/861267

Women taking estradiol within 6 years of menopause had a lower risk for progression of subclinical atherosclerosis compared with those taking it 10 or more years after menopause.

03/30/2016

Key protein could reverse cardiac fibrosis.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20160329/CCN5-protein-reverses-cardiac-fibrosis-in-heart-failure-models.aspx

CCN5, a matricellular protein, has been found to reverse established cardiac fibrosis in heart failure models, according to a study led by Roger J. Hajjar, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Woo Jin Park, P…

03/29/2016

Another hospital system hit by hackers, doctors and nurses back to using paper ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medstar-hack-20160329-story.html