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Nonalbuminuric chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality

Nonalbuminuric CKD Ups Cardiovascular Morbidity in T1DM

Also linked to increase in all-cause mortality, but not albuminuria or end-stage renal disease
Intravenous cyclosporine does not improve outcomes versus placebo in patients with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who had been referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. The findings were published online Aug. 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual European Society of Cardiology Congress

Intravenous Cyclosporine Doesn’t Improve STEMI Outcomes

For patients undergoing PCI, cyclosporine doesn't prevent adverse left ventricular remodeling at 1 year
Azithromycin is routinely prescribed to hospitalized patients despite risk factors for corrected QT prolongation and administration of interacting medications

Azithromycin Routine in Hospital Despite Risk for QTc Prolongation

Providers not considering risk of QTc-prolonging meds accumulation, authors say
Patients with psoriasis are at higher risk of developing arrhythmia

Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk for Arrhythmia

Findings in patients with mild, severe disease and with/without psoriatic arthritis
The nonlinear relationships for low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with major adverse cardiovascular events seen in rheumatoid arthritis patients do not differ from those in non-rheumatoid arthritis controls

Nonlinear Link for LDL, HDL With MACE Similar in RA, Non-RA

Nonlinear relationships seen in RA patients do not differ significantly from non-RA controls
Delay in epinephrine administration is associated with worse outcomes for children with in-hospital cardiac arrest with an initial nonshockable rhythm

Worse Outcomes for Children With Delay in Epinephrine

Findings among cohort of children with in-hospital cardiac arrest with initial nonshockable rhythm
High serum uric acid levels are associated with greater risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

High Uric Acid Levels Linked to Greater Mortality

Association strongest with cardiovascular mortality in the elderly
Exercise appears to help control atrial fibrillation in overweight or obese patients

Exercise Can Help Control A-Fib in Overweight Patients

Patients with atrial fibrillation saw odds of recurrence decline as fitness level improved
Women who follow a very healthy diet are much less likely than those who eat poorly to have a baby with tetralogy of Fallot or atrial septal defects

Healthier Diet Linked to Reduced Congenital Heart Defects

Tied to reduced risks of tetralogy of Fallot and atrial septal defects
Two-thirds of acute abdominal aortic aneurysm events occur in those aged ≥75 years

Two-Thirds of Acute AAA Occur in Those Aged 75 Years and Older

Overall, 96.4 percent of events in men aged younger than 75 years occur in ever smokers