Cardiologist mental disorder; NFL player cardiac arrest; turmeric red flags

One in four cardiologists worldwide self-reports to have a mental health condition, such as alcohol or drug use disorders, emotional distress or severe mental illness. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

The polygenic risk score for coronary artery disease helped to reclassify people at borderline and intermediate clinical risk as potential candidates for primary prevention statins. (JAMA Cardiology)

Spectators witnessed the on-field cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Dumar Hamlin during Monday night’s football game, presumably brought on by Comochio Cordis. He remains in critical condition with no further updates. (washington post)

In a small study, people who underwent sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity had a transient increase in premature ventricular contractions that subsided at 12 months. (International Journal of Obesity)

Higher levels of trimethylamine-N-oxide, a metabolite of red meat digestion, were consistent with increased cardiovascular mortality and stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. (heart)

A modified same-day discharge protocol for cardiac device implantation and ablation was piloted in patients undergoing transvenous lead removal at one center. (Europe)

Early rhythm control in atrial fibrillation also worked in a subset of patients with a history of stroke, according to a prespecified subgroup analysis of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial. (lancet neurology)

A landmark trial comparing transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement had its internal validity questioned by findings from a systematic review. (JAMA network open)

In observational studies, among patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic heart failure, long-term users of the sulfonylurea glimepiride had better survival and fewer cardiovascular events.European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Patient staging according to renal blood flow and volume may be prognostic in stable acute decompensated heart failure. (American Heart Association Journal)

What is behind the increasing diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in women?International Journal of Cardiology)

Direct oral anticoagulants have been found to be more cost-effective in the treatment of cancer-related thrombosis compared to low-molecular-weight heparin. (Annals of internal medicine)

Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, causes prolongation of action potential duration in cardiomyocytes. This may affect people with potentially arrhythmogenic functional mutations.heart rhythm)

Mouse studies provide a potential mechanism for how statins reduce immune responses to vaccines. (Innate Immunology)