ChatGPT Tackles Cardiology; Cocoa Powder’s CVD Claims Permitted; Lyme Carditis Death

The ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot provided largely appropriate responses to simple cardiovascular prevention questions, though some answers lacked context and may be harmful. (JAMA)

People conceived from assisted reproductive technology had no worse cardiometabolic outcomes except somewhat higher systolic blood pressure and triglycerides entering young adulthood. (European Heart Journal)

A national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shows nearly half of young Americans don’t think they’re at risk for heart disease. Meanwhile, this is a group that is seeing heart attacks on the rise.

Any one of five pregnancy complications — preterm delivery, small for gestational age at birth, pre-eclampsia, other blood pressure disorders of pregnancy, and gestational diabetes — can be linked to long-term increased heart disease. (The BMJ)

Proposed updates to national school meal standards include limiting sugar and sodium and making whole grain the default choice for breads and cereals, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

FDA said it will not object to a narrow set of qualified health claims regarding the consumption of cocoa flavanols in high flavanol cocoa powder and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.

A survey of former NFL players revealed a link between early-life concussions and post-career hypertension. Could cognitive decline in this population be partly attributable to high blood pressure? (Circulation)

In Europe, adverse reactions to common drugs (e.g., atorvastatin, clopidogrel [Plavix]) were down in clinical centers adopting a 12-gene pharmacogenetic panel to preemptively screen for drug-gene interactions. (The Lancet)

Survivors of ischemic stroke who stayed off statin therapy did not fare well in long-term clinical outcomes. (Stroke)

Complexity of percutaneous coronary intervention did not modify the good outcomes of switching to P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after brief dual antiplatelet therapy, according to pooled patient-level data from five trials. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

A 25-year-old man died from Lyme carditis after having been misdiagnosed with allergies. (Insider)

Social isolation and loneliness were independent predictors of incident heart failure in an analysis of the U.K. Biobank. (JACC: Heart Failure)

Left ventricular parameters were enlarged following endurance training such as rowing and swimming, a meta-analysis found. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Abbott announced an expanded FDA approval for the FlexAbility Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled, to treat ventricular tachycardia originating in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Acute mechanical circulatory support gets a joint guideline from the Heart Failure Society of America and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. (Journal of Cardiac Failure)

A cardiologist in Korea had two research papers retracted, one for alleged scientific misconduct and the other for duplicating a previous publication. (Retraction Watch)