All articles tagged: Unspecified disorder of circulatory system (I99.9)

For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), pulsed field ablation (PFA) demonstrates a favorable safety profile, according to a study published online July 8 in Nature Medicine.Emmanuel Ekanem, M.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues examined the safety of PFA by studying postapproval us

For cancer survivors, higher adherence to a traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality, specifically cardiovascular mortality, according to a research letter published online July 2 in JACC: CardioOncology.Marialaura Bonaccio, Ph.D., from IRCCS Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy, and colleagues

Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) screening may help to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Ryuichiro Yagi, M.D., M.P.H., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a nationwide cohort study to examine the association between ECG

The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday.The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had both kidney failure and heart failure. She received the pig kidney Ap

Close to half of U.S. counties do not have a practicing cardiologist, according to a research letter published in the July 16 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Jeong Hwan Kim, M.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined differences in characteristics of counties with and without car

For patients with hypertension, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are associated with a reduced incidence of epilepsy compared with other antihypertensive medications, according to a study published online June 17 in JAMA Neurology.Xuerong Wen, Ph.D., from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, and colleagues conducted a retrosp

For sedentary adults with obesity/overweight and metabolic impairments, the timing of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is significant, with a beneficial effect on glucose homeostasis for accumulation of more MVPA in the evening, according to a study published online June 10 in Obesity.Antonio Clavero-Jimeno, from the Univ

For individuals with depression, the most common causes of hospitalization are endocrine, musculoskeletal, and vascular diseases, according to a study published online May 3 in JAMA Psychiatry.Philipp Frank, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues examined the association between depression and physical conditions requiring