Scott Buzby
Online Managing Editor at Healio Cardiac/Vascular Intervention
Online Managing Editor for @CardiologyToday
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5 days ago |
healio.com | Scott Buzby
Community vulnerability to climate change also telling of cardio-kidney-metabolic health• Areas vulnerable to the environmental and community-level effects of climate change may also be susceptible to poor cardio-kidney-metabolic health. • The results may be used to identify elevated-risk populations. Climate change may be a significant predictor of adverse cardio-kidney-metabolic heath and could serve to identify areas to target public health interventions and more, researchers reported.
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1 week ago |
healio.com | Scott Buzby
Top-line data show superiority of aficamten vs. beta-blocker for obstructive HCM• The positive phase 3 results of the MAPLE-HCM trial of aficamten vs. metoprolol for obstructive HCM were announced. • Results of a new SEQUOIA-HCM subanalysis were also announced. Aficamten was associated with improved peak oxygen uptake and a tolerable safety profile vs. metoprolol, a beta-blocker, in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Cytokinetics reported.
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1 week ago |
healio.com | Quentin R. Youmans |Scott Buzby
• The apparent suicide of a patient with an LVAD sparked discussion about mental health in this population. • Healio spoke with Quentin R. Youmans, MD, MSc, about mental health screening and suicide prevention. When a 70-year-old man with advanced heart failure and a left ventricular assist device seemed to intentionally disconnect the device, the act led to a series of spiraling events, and ultimately death shortly thereafter.
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1 week ago |
healio.com | Scott Buzby
How people consume salt varies by race, as do recommendations to lower intake• Dietary sources of sodium vary from one racial/ethnic group to the next. • Understanding how and where individuals consume salt may help guide interventions to reduce sodium intake. Understanding how different racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. consume salt and to what extent they use it in food preparation may help clinicians tailor their recommendations to reduce sodium intake, researchers reported.
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1 week ago |
healio.com | Scott Buzby
• High-volume exercise was linked to higher coronary artery calcium score in men but not women. • Coronary calcium was not different for women at any level of exercise intensity vs. nonathletes. Men who participate in high-volume endurance exercise have greater atherosclerotic risk vs. nonathletes and women who exercise at a similar intensity, researchers reported.
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