AHA: Supervised Exercise Ups 6-Minute Walking Distance in PAD
But no improvement seen with branulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
AHA: Statins Cut Risk of MACE in Patients With ASCVD Event
Reduced frequency of MACE for patients receiving statins, especially high-intensity statins
AHA: Noninvasive Testing Ups LOS in Patients With Chest Pain
Noninvasive testing with CCTA or stress testing also leads to more radiation exposure, greater cost
Health Care Experts in Favor of Patient Contribution to Notes
With some cautions, experts are supportive of the OurNotes medical notes intervention
Eating More Nuts Associated With Lower Heart Disease Risk
Both total intake of nuts and consumption of peanuts/tree nuts and walnuts tied to lower risk
Perioperative Aspirin May Benefit Patients With Prior PCI
Aspirin tied to reduced risk of mortality, myocardial infarction for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
Outcomes for Atrial Fibrillation Similar With Dabigatran, Warfarin
Ischemic stroke, extracranial bleeding rates similar; lower risk of intracranial bleeding with dabigatran
AHA/ACA Present New Blood Pressure Guidelines
New guidelines lower the diagnostic threshold for stage 1 hypertension to 130/80
AHA: Methamphetamine-Related Heart Failure on the Rise
Among veterans, prevalence of heart failure related to meth increased linearly from 2005 to 2015
Cardiac Index Linked to Cerebral Blood Flow Regardless of CVD
No link for cardiac index with CBF in regions other than temporal lobes, cerebrovascular reactivity
