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Gout medication reduces major cardiovascular events in heart patients

Colchicine reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with chronic coronary disease, according to results of the LoDoCo2 trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Weight loss can prevent or even reverse diabetes, shows study

Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Antihypertensive drugs are not linked to cancer, shows study

There is no evidence that blood pressure lowering drugs increase the risk of cancer, according to the most extensive study conducted on the topic. The late breaking research is presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Study publishes guidelines on congenital heart disease

More than 90% of babies born with heart defects survive into adulthood. As a result, there are now more adults living with congenital heart disease than children.

31 Aug 2020

$Empagliflozin reduces risk of death in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction$

Empagliflozin reduces risk of death in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Empagliflozin reduces the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure in patients with heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction.

31 Aug 2020

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy, according to results of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Study: Mavacamten improves heart function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Mavacamten improves heart function and symptoms in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to results of the EXPLORER-HCM trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Study shows best antiplatelet treatment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

The POPular TAVI trial has challenged current guideline recommendations on antiplatelet treatment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients not taking oral anticoagulation. The findings are presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

DAPA-CKD trial shows dapagliflozin reduces risk of chronic kidney disease

Dapagliflozin reduces the risk of kidney failure, death from cardiovascular causes or heart failure hospitalization and all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease patients with or without type 2 diabetes.

31 Aug 2020

Premenopausal women have favorable long-term outcomes after heart attack, shows study

Premenopausal women have good long-term outcomes after a heart attack, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

ESC publishes treatment guidelines for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation

31 Aug 2020

ESC and EACTS develop guidelines for diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).

31 Aug 2020

New guidelines cover leisure exercise and competitive sports for people with heart disease

The first recommendations on sports and physical activity in all types of heart disease are launched today by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The document is published online in European Heart Journal,1 and on the ESC website.2

31 Aug 2020

Trimetazidine does not improve outcomes in patients with chronic or acute coronary syndromes

Trimetazidine administered after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not improve outcomes in patients with chronic or acute coronary syndromes, according to results of the ATPCI trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Study: Preventive medications reduce risk of heart attacks in diabetic patients

Dramatic reductions in the risk of heart attacks in patients with diabetes coincides with major increases in the use of preventive medications. That's the finding of late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Cat antiviral that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 fast-tracked for human clinical trials

Now, a team of researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada has identified viral inhibitors that they claim are potential candidates as a treatment for COVID-19. The team is set to launch clinical trials of the drug that is used as a treatment for a type of coronavirus in cats.

31 Aug 2020

Researchers identify roles of matrix stiffness and mechanotransduction in cardiac reprogramming

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in humans. Worldwide, as the population ages, the burden of treating heart failure is increasing; opportunities for heart transplantation cannot keep pace.

31 Aug 2020

Serum protein shows therapeutic value against severe COVID-19-like features in mouse model

A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in August 2020 reports the disease-mitigating effects of a serum protein called serum amyloid P (SAP) in mice exposed to a peptide that mimics the clinical signs of severe COVID-19 in humans.

30 Aug 2020

Severe and fatal COVID-19 is rare in children

Now, a new study by researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Liverpool, Imperial College London, and the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow in the United Kingdom has shown that children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID-19 or die from the disease.

30 Aug 2020

Massive cellular energy audit identifies genes that drive energy production, consumption

TK Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is the cellular energy currency that is as valuable to the human body as the dollar is to the US economy.

28 Aug 2020

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Gout medication reduces major cardiovascular events in heart patients

Weight loss can prevent or even reverse diabetes, shows study

Antihypertensive drugs are not linked to cancer, shows study

Study publishes guidelines on congenital heart disease

Empagliflozin reduces risk of death in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy

Study: Mavacamten improves heart function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Study shows best antiplatelet treatment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

DAPA-CKD trial shows dapagliflozin reduces risk of chronic kidney disease

Premenopausal women have favorable long-term outcomes after heart attack, shows study

ESC publishes treatment guidelines for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

ESC and EACTS develop guidelines for diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation

New guidelines cover leisure exercise and competitive sports for people with heart disease

Trimetazidine does not improve outcomes in patients with chronic or acute coronary syndromes

Study: Preventive medications reduce risk of heart attacks in diabetic patients

Cat antiviral that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 fast-tracked for human clinical trials

Researchers identify roles of matrix stiffness and mechanotransduction in cardiac reprogramming

Serum protein shows therapeutic value against severe COVID-19-like features in mouse model

Severe and fatal COVID-19 is rare in children

Massive cellular energy audit identifies genes that drive energy production, consumption

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