High-Intensity Lifestyle Treatment Beneficial for Obesity in Underserved
Significantly greater percent weight loss in intensive-lifestyle group for mainly low-income population
In-Hospital Heart Failure Deaths Down With Routine Vaccinations
Patients with heart failure receiving flu, pneumonia vaccinations have lower in-hospital mortality
Guidelines Developed for Exercise in Cardiovascular Disease
CV screening recommended before sport participation to lower CV risk via individualized management
ADA Updates Guideline for Pharmacotherapy of T2DM
Metformin preferred as initial agent; early combined therapy can extend time to treatment failure
August 2020 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for August 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder in Teens Linked to Later MI Risk
Stress resilience and lifestyle factors partially attenuate the association, but it remains significant
Long-Term Follow-Up Reported for BP Telemonitoring Program
Over five years, reduced cardiovascular disease events led to cost savings of $1,900 per patient
Smartwatch App Compared to Standard ECG for Acute Coronary Syndromes
Smartwatch ECG has high sensitivity, specificity for normal ECG, ST elevation, non-ST elevation changes
Losing Weight Before Midlife Cuts Mortality Risk
Risk lower for those who dropped from obese to overweight versus those who remained obese
Proportion of Deaths Due to Heart Failure, HTN Increasing
But overall decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease seen from 1999 to 2018
