Cardiology
August 28, 2025
Cardiologists, Practice What You Preach! August 28, 2025
Cardiologists might be struggling with the same lifestyle challenges they counsel patients about, as a national survey of ACC members revealed significant gaps between what physicians’ recommend and how they act. The ACC CardioSurve study surveyed 166 U.S. cardiologists about their training in lifestyle medicine and clinical recommendations across all six lifestyle pillars, revealing some […]
Obesity Care
August 25, 2025
GLP-1s Work, But Not for Free August 25, 2025
Real-world semaglutide (Wegovy) patients might be experiencing a healthcare cost paradox, after a recent analysis in JAMA showed that GLP-1s successfully reduce weight and improve cardiovascular risk factors, but lead to increased patient healthcare expenditures in the short term. The real-world analysis examined 23.5k adults prescribed semaglutide between January 2018 and January 2025 across two […]
Electrophysiology
August 21, 2025
Conduction-System Pacing Succeeds at Treating AV Block August 21, 2025
Conduction-system pacing could be poised to reshape standard care for atrioventricular (AV) block patients after the randomized CSPACE trial demonstrated its significant benefits over traditional right ventricular septal pacing. Taking a closer look at CSP’s potential, the CSPACE trial enrolled 202 patients with AV block at two Australian hospitals, randomizing them to conduction-system pacing or […]
