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The contemporary cardiology workplace is fraught with hostility, including discrimination and harassment, according to new data from a global survey. A very low response rate, however, raises questions as to why clinicians refrained from participating in the project.
Also this week, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), released a consensus report on professionalism and ethics that potentially could help rectify many of the issues hindering physician well-being in the workplace.
The survey, published in the May 18, 2021, issue of the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, is far from the first to document a challenging culture in medicine generally and in cardiology specifically. But lead author Garima Sharma, MD (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD), told TCTMD it is the first to consolidate international perspectives: from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, the European Union, the Middle East, O
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Two new reviews throw cold water on the health promises of dietary supplements, particularly vitamin D and calcium, as well others, with experts concluding their intake should be avoided or discouraged for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
In the first review, published January 25, 2021, in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Erin Michos, MD (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD), and colleagues state that supplemental vitamin D for cardiovascular health should be discouraged because there is no solid evidence, including from recent randomized controlled trials, that it provides any benefit for cardiovascular risk reduction.
“The pendulum has now swung, and the sun has set for vitamin D, at least for heart health,” said Michos. While vitamin D doesn’t appear to cause any harm, people would be better off getting their fill through a healthy diet and moderate sunlight exposure, she said.
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