ACC: Common Medications Can Raise Blood Pressure
Nearly one in five adults with hypertension take medications that can increase blood pressure, such as antidepressants, NSAIDs, oral steroids
ACC: Prediabetes May Raise Risk for Major Adverse CV Events
Even without progression to diabetes, prediabetes linked to higher incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events
High BMI in Adolescence Linked to Ischemic Stroke in Adulthood
Hazard ratios for first ischemic stroke event increased for BMI in 50th to 84th percentile, overweight, obesity
ACC: Neighborhood Tied to Death Risk After Surviving a Heart Attack
Black patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods had the worst mortality of all groups
Death Risk Up for Hospitalized Cannabis Users With Arrhythmias
Cannabis users with arrhythmia have 4.5 times higher odds of in-hospital mortality than users without arrhythmia
Undiagnosed A-Fib Detected During Diabetic Foot Exam
One in six patients with diabetes had previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation with similar rates in men and women
Hand Dermatitis Currently Prevalent in Health Care Workers
Prevalence of hand dermatitis 92.6 percent in health care workers, 68.7 percent for general population
Risk Factors for Drug-Induced Liver Injury ID’d in Hospitalized Patients
Risk for DILI up for patients with hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, preexisting liver disease, surgical history
Half of Cardiology Trainees Comfortable With Telemedicine Use
Perceived barriers to telemedicine use include concerns about patient engagement, unfamiliarity with telemedicine technology
American Medical Association Vows to Confront Racism Among Doctors
With about 270,000 members, the AMA represents a little more than 25 percent of U.S. doctors
