New Cardiology Board to Come; 2nd Pig-Heart Xenotransplant; Uric Acid as Stroke Tx?

The American College of Cardiology said it is working to create an independent cardiology board with the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions.

The University of Maryland team that performed the first cardiac xenotransplant last year announced that a second xeno pig-heart transplant has been performed on a patient who was ineligible for a traditional transplant.

Early subclinical pulmonary congestion, assessed by lung ultrasound, had prognostic value in some heart attack patients. (Heart)

Myocardial changes were observed on advanced nuclear imaging in people who received a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and had no symptoms. (Radiology)

Coronary calcium on past nongated chest CT studies can help with preoperative clinical risk stratification before noncardiac surgery. (Circulation)

Mirabegron (Myrbetriq), a β3-adrenergic receptor agonist developed for overactive bladder disease, had no effect on left ventricular mass and diastolic function among patients with pre- or mild heart failure. (JAMA Cardiology)

Low birth weight may play a causal role in cardiovascular disease based on a Mendelian randomization analysis. (European Heart Journal)

The DEVI and CARPREG-II risk calculators showed clinical utility for pregnant women with valvular heart disease. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

High blood pressure in young adult men correlated with excess risk of major cardiovascular events in middle age. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

A global study showed that barriers to cardiac rehab vary by sex and region. (Canadian Journal of Cardiology)

Air pollution, road traffic noise, and lack of green space all separately contributed to a person’s risk of myocardial infarction in Denmark. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Compared with a supervised treadmill exercise program, home-based walking boosted 6-minute walk distance in patients with peripheral artery disease, a meta-analysis showed. (JAMA Network Open)

Positive topline results from a phase III trial were seen with olezarsen in familial chylomicronemia syndrome, a rare genetic disorder also known as familial hypertriglyceridemia, Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced.

A treatment strategy targeting LDL cholesterol to a goal of 50-70 mg/dL was comparable to fixed high-intensity statin treatment for 3-year clinical outcomes, regardless of diabetes status, in the LODESTAR trial. (eClinicalMedicine)

Could uric acid reduce ischemic brain injury in stroke survivors? A rodent study suggests this may be the case. (Science Translational Medicine)

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