Hypertension is associated with an increased risk of depression. Yet, combined rate of a depression diagnosis or use of an antidepressant was lower in patients prescribed angiotensin agents, calcium antagonists, and β-blockers, but not in patients prescribed diuretics.
A large majority of older patients hospitalized for heart failure were found to take ≥10 medications.
Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without STE had comparable 30-day mortality, neurologic status, and rates of percutaneous coronary intervention when treated with early vs nonearly coronary angiography.
Patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis who had aortic valve replacement deferred vs expedited at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to be hospitalized for valve-related symptoms or worsening heart failure.
Edoxaban was more effective than placebo for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in elderly patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19, especially of older age and with stroke risk factors, have a slightly higher frequency of stroke compared with the general population.
TTE was found to have a fair sensitivity and good specificity compared with delayed enhancement CMR for the identification of LV thrombi.
Transportation to the hospital during an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest event was found to be associated with a lower probability of survival compared with continued on-scene resuscitation.
Treatment of patients with left main coronary artery disease using percutaneous coronary intervention was associated with worse long-term outcomes compared with the use of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
A case report of a patient with 20-year, unstable psoriasis who presented with new erthroderma and subsequent treatment with systemic corticosteroids and methotrexate.
