AHA Abstract Under Fire; Cardiology Bullies; An Acupuncture Needle Where?!

COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis is usually resolved quickly among people under age 21 years, according to a report from 26 centers. (Circulation)

How an abstract from the American Heart Association (AHA) meeting added fire to vaccine myocarditis claims and led to an AHA committee issuing an “expression of concern” in Circulation. (Forbes)

Metabolomic analysis reveals novel metabolites associated with incident coronary heart disease. (JAMA Cardiology)

Ticagrelor (Brilinta) and clopidogrel (Plavix) performed similarly atop aspirin in dual antiplatelet therapy for patients with minor strokes. (JAMA Neurology)

One in 10 trainee cardiologists in the U.K. reported being bullied in a survey. (Heart)

Emotional toil can trigger strokes and intracerebral hemorrhages, a case-control study suggests. (European Heart Journal)

The heavier they were, the less likely heart transplant candidates were to get donor hearts. The 2018 allocation system changes improved access for obese patients. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

An artificial intelligence algorithm predicted long-term mortality after valve or coronary bypass surgery. (Mayo Clinic Proceedings)

According to a European registry, COAPT-like patients with secondary mitral regurgitation had a survival benefit after mitral edge-to-edge repair. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Study identifies four types of percutaneous coronary intervention operators. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Three years after safety concerns were first raised, a prospective registry shows that paclitaxel devices for peripheral artery disease are actually associated with improved survival at 2 years. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

When acupuncture ends in a needle lodged in the right ventricular cavity, resulting in refractory pericarditis. (JACC: Case Reports)

Who’s most likely to benefit from the heart failure cell therapy rexlemestrocel-L? Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and diabetes and/or myocardial ischemia, Mesoblast said.

Cardiac telerehabilitation could be cost effective when compared against center-based rehab for heart patients, a Dutch study found. (JAMA Network Open)

Clinical investigation of a leadless pacemaker defibrillator is officially underway at Cleveland Clinic.

An HDL-like nanoparticle dissolved cholesterol crystals and stabilized atherosclerotic plaques in the lab. (EBioMedicine)

Phthalate plasticizers may exert their ill cardiovascular effects through activation of the pregnane X receptor. (Environmental Health Perspectives)

Are nitric oxide-eluting stents the future of interventional cardiology? (Nature Communications)