At ESC 2022, a palpable hush preceded the surprising results, which are likely to leave in place current guidelines for heart failure and revascularization.
Results of a case-control study showed a small increase in various arrhythmias in chronic pain patients given a medical cannabis prescription, although the absolute risk was small.
Sicker patients in the EAST-AFNET4 trial showed a pronounced survival advantage from early rhythm control, compared with a rate-control-first approach, while those with fewer comorbidities missed out.
Takotsubo syndrome, characterized by acute heart failure and transient ventricular contractile dysfunction, is more common in women but men are more likely to die from it.
New research shows that a small portion of Takotsubo syndrome patients have "happy heart syndrome" linked to joyful events. They re also more likely to be male and have wall motion abnormalities.