Patient Care

Higher risk of death from coronary artery disease was noted for Americans who drank higher quantities of sugary beverages [3] but not for those who ate more sugary foods.

Drugs and Devices

Aymara craftswomen in Bolivia weave textile-art-based patterns into percutaneous devices for occluding structural heart defects [4] in children.

Several groups, including the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association, have sued the US Food and Drug Administration [5] over their decision to delay implementation of a rule that would regulate e-cigarette marketing like marketing of tobacco products.

Research, Trials, and Funding

A study of data from the German Aortic Valve Registry suggests that rapid deployment valves lead to shorter surgery duration but not to better outcomes than conventional biological valves [6].

An observational study from Denmark, published in JAMA Cardiology, found that the risk of thromboembolism from atrial fibrillation (AFib) that began after coronary artery bypass grafting was lower [7] than that seen with nonsurgical, nonvalvular AFib, despite a lower rate of oral anticoagulation therapy.

Researchers in South Africa find that silver-based anticancer drugs show promise in preclinical studies [8], potentially representing an opportunity to design chemotherapeutic drugs on a less expensive starting material than the current platinum-based drugs.