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1 week ago | 
thecardiologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
Early introduction of atorvastatin to prevent cardiovascular (CV) disease and mortality is supported by long-term legacy effects showing significant reduction in fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary heart disease (CHD), nonfatal MI, total coronary events, and CV mortality, according to study findings published in Heart. Investigators analyzed 20-year follow-up data for fatal and nonfatal CV outcomes in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT)-lipid-lowering arm (LLA).
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1 week ago | 
endocrinologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
Sustained midlife weight reduction achieved without pharmacological or surgical interventions is associated with decreased all-cause mortality and decreased risk for chronic disease, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
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1 week ago | 
thecardiologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
Long-term health care utilization (HCU) is greater among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have tested positive for COVID-19, although usage may be attenuated by vaccinations, according to study findings published in Chest. Researchers evaluated the impact of previous COVID-19 infection on long-term health care utilization among individuals with COPD. Analyses were stratified by vaccination status and COVID-19 variant periods.
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1 week ago | 
psychiatryadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) among individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDC) lacks guidance and offers inconsistent results which are often not maintained at follow-up, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of Sleep Research.
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1 week ago | 
medicalbag.com | Ron Goldberg
Throughout adulthood, intolerance of uncertainty (IU) changes significantly, and there may be a direct correlation between IU and anxiety, according to a scoping review and meta-analysis study published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
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1 week ago | 
endocrinologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
In lung transplantation, tacrolimus likely lowers acute rejection and chronic dysfunction risks compared with cyclosporine; however, survival rates are not improved and risks for developing renal dysfunction or diabetes may increase with tacrolimus. These were among findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
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1 week ago | 
thecardiologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins (TADV) in no-option chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with high rates, sustained through 2 years, of amputation-free survival (AFS) and limb salvage (LS), according to study results presented at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting, held from June 4 to 7, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Investigators compared long-term outcomes between patients with no-option CLTI receiving TADV vs standard-of-care (SOC).
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1 week ago | 
thecardiologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
Emphysema subtypes, identified via computed tomography (CT), may be linked to cardiopulmonary subphenotypes that can help to target cardiac care interventions in the early stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This was among the findings of a study published in Chest.
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1 week ago | 
pulmonologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
In lung transplantation, tacrolimus likely lowers acute rejection and chronic dysfunction risks compared with cyclosporine; however, survival rates are not improved and risks for developing renal dysfunction or diabetes may increase with tacrolimus. These were among findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
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1 week ago | 
thecardiologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg
Long-term exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5) and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm or less (PM10) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) affects pulmonary hemodynamics and disease severity and is associated with increased risk for lung transplantation or death, according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
