7/March/2022 Top Medical Bulletin

Among Post transcatheter aortic valve implantation patients with infective endocarditis, Cardiac Surgery No Better Than Antibiotics

Infective endocarditis is a common life-threatening disease with high in-hospital mortality of nearly 20%. It needs timely radical surgical treatment that involves the removal of the infected valve, followed by valve prosthesis implantation. 

 Cardiac surgery failed to improve clinical outcomes when compared with antibiotic treatment alone among high-risk patients who developed infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) says a recent study. The study findings were published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology in which the authors concluded, that the majority of patients with transcatheter aortic valve implantation- infective endocarditis were treated with antibiotics alone. 

Eating vegetables does not protect against cardiovascular disease 

 Eating vegetables is important for maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding a wide range of diseases. But might a diet rich in vegetables also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)? Unfortunately, researchers from the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Bristol found no evidence for this.

That the consumption of vegetables might lower the risk of CVD might at first sight seem plausible, as their ingredients such as carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol have properties that could protect against CVD. But so far, the evidence from previous studies for an overall effect of vegetable consumption on CVD has been inconsistent.

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Eating vegetables does not protect against cardiovascular disease, finds large-scale study

Drinking wine with food lowers risk of type 2 diabetes

Drinking wine with food was associated with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes according to a new study. The lower type 2 diabetes risk occurred only when people drank alcohol with meals, not when alcohol was consumed alone. Further only moderate amounts of alcohol had a positive impact on the development of type 2 diabetes – up to one glass of wine daily for women and up to two glasses daily for men.

The preliminary research shall be presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2022 to be held in-person in Chicago and virtually Tuesday, March 1 – Friday, March 4, 2022.

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COVID-19 Infection With Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among US Adults

Covid -19 mortality rates rise.The study in JAMA Network Open followed the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology reporting guideline. In this cohort study, approximately 1 in 4 patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest identified in the American Heart Association had a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. This observation underscores the sizable effect of the pandemic on in-hospital resuscitation. The study showed a negative association of COVID-19 with survival which was consistent across subgroups, including patients who received timely treatment with defibrillation and epinephrine.

Physical activity trajectories with major cardiovascular diseases in elderly people

According to a study in Heart BMJ Journal reports physical activity was associated with lower rates of incident cardiovascular diseases. A significant risk reduction was present among men and was stronger earlier in late life (70–75 years). In conclusion, increasingly active trajectories of physical activity were associated with lower rates of cardiovascular diseases and overall mortality. Promoting at least 20 min/day of physical activity early in late life seems to provide the greatest cardiovascular benefits.