Cardiology Journal Articles

• Contemporary In-Hospital Decongestion Strategies in HF A large-scale U.S. community-based cohort study of HF hospitalizations reviews contemporary inpatient diuretic practices and clinical predictors of weight loss.
  JACC: Heart Failure, October 11, 2024
• Impact of Lp(a) on LDL-C or Apo-B-related Risk of CAD A comparison of the association between LDL-C and LDL-C corrected for Lp(a)-C (LDLLp(a)corr) with incident coronary heart disease.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 09, 2024
• Angina Verification Before PCI An N-of-1 trial to identify which patients achieve greatest symptom relief from percutaneous coronary intervention.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 03, 2024
• HDL Parameters and Risk of Heart Failure The association between HDL particle concentration and size with heart failure is studied in participants from the ARIC, MESA, PREVEND, and Dallas Heart studies.
  JACC: Heart Failure, August 26, 2024
• What Is a Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction? Multiple studies have suggested conflicting LVEF thresholds for predicting outcome in heart failure. Is there is no clear range at which we can say the LVEF is normal?
  Circulation, October 13, 2023
• CV Outcomes After COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Myocarditis This follow-up study evaluated the cardiovascular outcomes at up to 1 year in adolescent patients diagnosed with COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis.
  Circulation, October 06, 2023
• Exercise-Induced Chest Pain: Ischemia or Something Else What did ECG stress test reveal about the cause of this 59-year-old man's exertional chest pain?
  Circulation, September 29, 2023
• Sex Differences in Poststroke Cognitive Impairment Does occurrence and characteristics of poststroke cognitive impairment differ between men and women?
  Stroke, September 27, 2023
• Lessons in CVD Prevention From Jackie Robinson This commentary reveals the poor cardiometabolic health and premature ASCVD of baseball great Jackie Robinson, possibly exacerbated by the stress of battling racial tensions throughout his career.
  Circulation, September 22, 2023
• Established and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Drugs for CVD Prevention This review summarizes the mechanisms of action, side effects, effect on blood lipids, and reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of both established and emerging lipid-lowering drugs.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, September 19, 2023
• Medical Management vs EVT for LVO Anterior Circulation Stroke Is EVT plus medical treatment in acute stroke patients with LVO of the anterior circulation with mild symptoms beneficial compared with medical treatment alone?
  Stroke, September 13, 2023
• Wearable Health and Fitness Tech in Cardiovascular Medicine This review examines the various cardiovascular metrics provided by common consumer wearable devices. What are the potential pitfalls in interpreting and evaluating these metrics?
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 04, 2023
• Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes In diabetes, a glycemic focus alone is not sufficient for addressing cardiovascular risk reduction, according to a new study.
  Circulation, August 28, 2023
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Long-Term Risk of Stroke Does prior traumatic brain injury increase the long-term risk of stroke? This study investigated the long-term associations of TBI and TBI severity with stroke risk in military veterans.
  Stroke, August 25, 2023
• Single Troponin Measurement to Rule Out Myocardial Infarction This review focuses on the potential benefits and limitations of a single-sample high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay taken in the emergency department in order to exclude acute MI.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, August 21, 2023
• Occam's Razor: Two Arrhythmias in a Single Heart? This case study presents a patient with tachycardia involving a rapid rhythm in the atria and the ventricles at different rates. What was the diagnosis?
  Circulation, August 14, 2023
• Gut Microbiome in Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Failure A new study investigates the relevance of imidazole propionate, a gut microbial metabolite, to cardiovascular disease and heart failure.
  JACC: Heart Failure, August 14, 2023
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery A promising new study of rTMS for stroke motor recovery showed that active stimulation is better than sham, with meaningful improvements in motor impairment, motor function, and quality of life.
  Stroke, August 11, 2023
• Management of GI Bleeding and Resumption of OAC Therapy in AF Review the optimal management of GI bleeding in patients receiving oral anticoagulants. When should reversal agents be used, and at what point should anticoagulation be resumed?
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, July 31, 2023
• Stroke Risk in Medically Treated Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Should patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis undergo carotid procedures, or does medical therapy provide sufficient protection against stroke?
  Stroke, July 27, 2023