Earlier-Life CAC Scans; Omega-3s and Afib; RV vs LV Abnormalities in COVID

Should some individuals at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease start getting coronary artery calcium scans in their mid-to-late 30s? (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

IV thrombolytics may be safe for stroke patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms, a single-center study found. (Neurology)

Major thromboembolism and death were less likely when hospitalized COVID-19 patients were given therapeutic-dose low-molecular-weight heparin instead of the lower prophylactic dose, according to a small trial. (JAMA Internal Medicine)

Marine omega-3 supplementation was tied to increased risk of atrial fibrillation (Afib), especially at doses of 1 g/day or greater, a meta-analysis showed. (Circulation)

Data from two centers showed COVID-19 survivors to have right but not left ventricular (LV) myocardial abnormalities on MRI and CT coronary angiography. (Heart)

Echocardiographic abnormalities were seen in teenagers who recovered from mild-to-moderate COVID and were hoping to return to sports, according to a small study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting.

Among direct oral anticoagulants, rivaroxaban (Xarelto) was tied to greater rates of gastrointestinal bleeding among Icelandic patients. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

Instead of myocarditis, endomyocardial biopsy suggested myocardial microthrombi without inflammatory cell infiltration in a young man presenting with chest pain more than 2 weeks after COVID vaccination. (European Heart Journal)

Cardiac patients with COVID infection had more severe illness if they had poor oral health, according to research to be presented at ACC Middle East.

Large systolic blood pressure drops soon after admission were a bad sign for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure. (JACC: Heart Failure)

Clinicians were able to use implantable loop recorders for long-term EKG monitoring of arrhythmias in 20 people on psychotropic drugs. (JAMA Psychiatry)

FDA cleared the Withings ScanWatch for EKG and blood oxygen measurements, allowing for monitoring of Afib and signs of sleep apnea, the company announced.

One model beat the rest for predicting outcomes after carotid endarterectomy. (Stroke)

The Ranger drug-coated balloon continued to perform well out to 2 years in the RANGER II SFA trial of peripheral artery disease, Boston Scientific announced.

Valve replacement surgery continues to be underutilized for women with infective endocarditis, while associated with greater in-hospital mortality versus men. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Sugata Das, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona, died aboard his small plane when it crashed outside San Diego. (Fox News)

In London, a COVID-19 patient died after suffering a cardiac arrest attributed to the wrong filter being used on his ventilator. (BBC News)

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