Steve Stiles

Heartfelt thanks to my @theheartorg / @Medscape colleagues for the retirement sendoff Friday 13th. Hardly a bad luck day, I got to appreciate my good fortune to work w/them 19 yr and many other capable, devout journalists & editors these 40 yr of (mostly) cardio reporting-Cheers!

My comments on new efforts in cardiology certification. "The key is that any approach needs to ask the question, is the cost & effort producing benefit for patients & society? If it is not, we have not found the right system." @CMichaelGibson @ACCinTouch medscape.com/viewarticle/99…

Impact of RV Pacing in HF, CRT Benefit Shown in BUDAPEST-CRT #ESCCongress ms.spr.ly/60159nBaD

Among adults with #Diabetes & no history of #HeartFailure, NSAID use increases the risk of heart failure hospitalization, according to a new study in #JACC. Read more about the latest findings in @Medscape: wb.md/41qmixW @SteveStiles2

Pacemaker therapy that boosts impaired heart rate response to exertion failed to improve exercise capacity or quality of life in patients with HFpEF in a small randomized trial. ms.spr.ly/60145FCXC

Treat-to-target or high-intensity statin in clinical CAD? #WCCardio #ACC23 ms.spr.ly/601957YGl

Our coverage: tinyurl.com/bdzjxr8f @theheartorg

In a small randomized trial, pacemaker therapy failed to improve exercise capacity or quality of life in #HFpEF patients. These findings were presented at #ACC23/#WCCardio. Find out more in @Medscape with @SteveStiles2: wb.md/3ZReeG6

Mini-invasive MV repair as safe, effective as sternotomy surgery but has advantages: UK mini-mitral trial #ACC23 #WCCardio ms.spr.ly/60145oCAE

Case volumes, staffing needs, and costs for congenital heart disease will climb as many states abolish or restrict abortion rights. How should hospitals and policymakers prepare. #CardioTwitter ms.spr.ly/60105peLO

Thx @SteveStiles2 for this piece on our @JAMACardio paper on subclinical bradyarrhythmias jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac… 👉New tech comes w great potential for health, but as testing increases not all things we previously defined as *disease* will qualify for just that @drjohnm

What happened to surgical MV repair in the MitraClip era? ms.spr.ly/601953RRJ

In the age of #TEER, the case volume for surgical MV repair of degenerative #vhdMR hasn’t experienced much change. However, there’s been a shift at centers that offer both options, according to a study in #JACC. Read more in @Medscape: wb.md/3K6Abfo @SteveStiles2

@drjohnm @JAMACardio @lusty63 All who want to know more, our coverage here: rb.gy/gtuvnf @theheartorg @medscapecardio

Fixed Tweet: Provocative results of an RCT in @JAMACardio regarding *increasing* pacing rates in patients with HFpEF who have pacemakers jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac… #EPeeps -- help me understand. I would not have thought this strategy works @lusty63

Further evidence that the gut microbiome affects the development of CVD, HF in particular, has emerged in a new report. ms.spr.ly/6010ebHiI

The potential adverse effects of caffeine in people with severe hypertension may outweigh the putative overall cardioprotective benefits of coffee intake. ms.spr.ly/6013eb1K7

Electronic 'nudges' that promote new statin prescriptions seemed most effective when sent to patients as well as their primary care doctors in a randomized trial. ms.spr.ly/6012eygeq

It's been said that one can observe a lot just by watching. Turning such observation inward might lead to BP reductions that approach what's possible from an antihypertensive agent, new evidence suggests. #AHA22 #CardioTwitter ms.spr.ly/6016dau4O

Fully optimized medical therapy in #HFrEF may indirectly, lessen the severity of associated MR that might render invasive mitral valve repair unnecessary for some patients. #HFSA2022 #CardioTwitter ms.spr.ly/6013dGr1V

Randomized comparisons of PCI and CABG for left-main coronary disease, naturally enrolled patients suitable for either procedure. But that takes a toll on their relevance to clinical practice, where patients are not so narrowly defined. #TCT2022 ms.spr.ly/6014jAiBw