Cardiology

Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues an update on assessing patients’ fitness to drive and when it’s safe to resume driving after cardiac interventions or acute cardiac illnesses.

Caution and additional monitoring are advised when initiating antihypertensive medication in this vulnerable population.

Researchers say the finding could also help ease administrative burden for those prescribing this common medication for dementia.

Could boosting beneficial gut bacteria help fight heart disease?

Diltiazem used for ventricular rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation inhibits apixaban and rivaroxaban elimination, possibly causing overanticoagulation.

A small study found that participants with serious mental illness significantly reduced their symptoms, lost weight and reversed metabolic syndrome.

I find it frustrating that, even as I am asked to make presentations to share my expertise at national cardiovascular conferences, practitioners rarely consider my recommendations for preventative and potentially life-saving cardiovascular measures.

What can we make of these findings? And how do they measure up with what else we know about intermittent fasting and heart disease?