Author: Swathi Venkatesan, M.D.

Nationwide Study Shows New-onset Left Bundle Branch Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Occurred in 15% of Intermediate Risk Patients and Is Associated with Worse 2 Year Outcomes
Cardiovascular Prevention, Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Trials, Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology, News, Uncategorized

Nationwide Study Shows New-onset Left Bundle Branch Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Occurred in 15% of Intermediate Risk Patients and Is Associated with Worse 2 Year Outcomes

According to a new nationwide study,  new onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) post transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a recently established therapy... Read more.
Meta-analysis Shows Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes
Cardiovascular Prevention, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure, News, Prevention, Structural Heart Disease, Uncategorized

Meta-analysis Shows Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes

In the largest updated meta-analysis study conducted to understand the inverse association between low serum vitamin D supplementation and increased cardiovascular... Read more.
Latest Cross-Sectional Study Links Dietary Pattern Specific Protein Biomarkers to Development of Cardiovascular Disease
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Prevention, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, News, Prevention

Latest Cross-Sectional Study Links Dietary Pattern Specific Protein Biomarkers to Development of Cardiovascular Disease

According to a nationwide cross-sectional study, protein biomarkers along with specific dietary patterns are linked to the development of cardiovascular disease... Read more.
Nationwide Study Shows Pharmacy Closure Associated with Significant Decrease in Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications
Cardiovascular Prevention, Lipid Lowering Therapy, Pharmaceutical industry, Prevention, Statins, Uncategorized

Nationwide Study Shows Pharmacy Closure Associated with Significant Decrease in Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications

According to a new national study led by Dr. Dima M. Qato that was recently published in JAMA Network Open, among 3.1 million Americans 50 years and older filling... Read more.