Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

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Patients implanted with leadless pacemakers had fewer complications in both short- and midterm events compared with patients who received transvenous pacemakers.

Current research suggests patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension may benefit from iron and vitamin D supplementation.

To aid in the prevention of preeclampsia, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the US Preventive Services Task Force recommend low-dose aspirin prophylaxis in patients with 1 or more high-risk factors.

Because of the increased risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the increase in fat mass caused by rheumatoid cachexia can be especially concerning.

Management strategies were discussed for subtypes of PAH-congenital heart disease including Eisenmenger syndrome, PAH with persistent systemic to pulmonary shunts, and PAH with small or coincidental defect or PAH after defect closure.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing can be an important diagnostic and prognostic tool in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Endocrinologist Kevin M. Pantalone, DO, and psychiatrist Christian Kohler, MD, discuss the risk associated with the use of antipsychotic medications in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

The use of a risk calculator aimed at achieving a low-risk profile in PAH trials is discussed.

Stem cell therapy targeting right ventricular failure may help improve pulmonary circulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension.