Avocado consumption of at least two servings per week is linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. (Harvard University Heart Letter)
A clinical polygenic risk score test for diseases ranging from atrial fibrillation (AFib) to breast cancer was piloted by scientists. (Naturopathic Medicine)
According to a subanalysis of a randomised study, low-dose edoxaban (Savaysa) was related with a reduced stroke risk and a negligible increase in bleeding in older Afib patients at high bleeding risk. (Source: JAMA Cardiology)
Patients with afib who survived an intracerebral haemorrhage had a very significant risk of cerebrovascular ischemia episodes and death in the following year, according to registry data. (Stroke)
A Danish study indicated that combining nitrates and PDE5 inhibitors isn't always a terrible idea for men with ischemic heart disease and erectile dysfunction. The Annals of Internal Medicine (Annals of Internal Medicine)
If they had had pregnancy-related cardiometabolic problems, low-income pregnant women were three times more likely to suffer cardiovascular events in the two months after giving birth. (Heart)
Meanwhile, cardioobstetrics training is critically inadequate in the United States (Journal of the American Heart Association)
The Women's Health Initiative found that postmenopausal women with a history of infertility were more likely to develop incident heart failure with intact ejection fraction. (American College of Cardiology Journal)
Are you thinking of stopping your antiplatelet medication too soon after angioplasty? Reconsider your position. (Cardiovascular Interventions: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
After gaining the CE Mark, Penumbra announced that their Indigo intelligent aspiration devices, which include computer-assisted suction for mechanical thrombectomy, are now available in Europe.
Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who underwent surgical myectomy reported improved quality of life. (Open JAMA Network)
According to findings given at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, COVID-19 is more severe in patients with a high cardiovascular risk, even if they don't have any current cardiovascular illness.
In patients who are not taking statins, Esperion announced that bempedoic acid with or without ezetimibe (Nexletol/Nexlizet) can lower LDL cholesterol by more than 25%.
The American Heart Association draws attention to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects about one in four adults and is a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology)
A role for hemoglobin in atherosclerosis is supported by a study that used serial coronary CT angiography to demonstrate an association between persistently low serum hemoglobin levels and greater changes in coronary plaque volume. (JACC: Asia)
Lexaria Bioscience has announced that a CBD product beats a placebo in simulating acute pulmonary hypertension.
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