Katie Kalvaitis

Progressive discontinuation of antihypertensive medications did not lower risk for mortality compared with usual care among older nursing home residents with frailty, according to results from the RETREAT-FRAIL trial.“RETREAT-FRAIL is the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate the long-term effects of an antihypertensive treatment step-down [strategy] on mortality, morbidity [and]

Benefit of beta-blocker therapy after heart attack may depend on heart function

A remote screening strategy for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation involving use of an ECG patch for continuous ambulatory monitoring conferred a modest increase in AF diagnoses after 2.5 years among older adults at risk for stroke.The fully remote, randomized AMALFI trial evaluated long-term efficacy of AF screening via use of a 14-day patch-based continuous ambulatory ECG monitor (Zio XT,

BOSTON — Older adults who developed incident HF showed acute declines in cognition, memory and executive function, followed by a steep decline in cognitive function in subsequent years, according to results of a prospective cohort study.Although it is known that about 40% to 60% of patients who develop HF may have cognitive impairment, how HF impacts the trajectory of cognitive function and

BOSTON — There are a number of emerging therapies in development for lowering lipoprotein(a), and later-stage trials are underway.Interest continues to grow in lipoprotein(a), commonly known as Lp(a), both as a risk factor for CVD, as well as therapies to lower levels of Lp(a).

BOSTON — Much of the health-related content about cholesterol on social media, in particular TikTok, is inaccurate, according to research presented at the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention.Due to increasing use of social media to search for health-related content, researchers conducted a study that looked at the top videos on TikTok using the search terms

AI could boost detection of familial hypercholesterolemia

CHICAGO — A single infusion of zimislecel, an investigational stem cell-based therapy, restored physiologic islet function and conferred improved outcomes and insulin independence at 1 year in a small study of patients with type 1 diabetes.Results from the phase 1/2 portion of the FORWARD-101 trial, which enrolled patients with type 1 diabetes with severe hypoglycemic events and impaired

PHILADELPHIA — Lipid management for woman requires personalized care that considers sex-specific conditions across the reproductive lifespan, particularly during pregnancy, Pam R. Taub, MD, said during the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference. “When we talk about the lifespan of women, we typically focus on lipid management in middle-aged and elderly women; we really don’t focus on

PHILADELPHIA — During a session at the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference, speakers highlighted four papers recently published in Circulation that advance the field of cardiometabolic research.“Each year [for Heart in Diabetes], I’ve gleaned the journal to pick four or five of the best papers we’ve published related to diabetes,” Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHSc, deputy