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Study links blood markers to long-term cardiovascular risk in women

Research supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that measuring two types of fat in the bloodstream along with C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, can predict a woman's risk for cardiovascular disease decades later.

1 Sep 2024

Digital consultations improve medication optimization in heart failure patients

Patients with heart failure, a condition affecting more than 60 million worldwide, are four times more likely to receive the optimal combination of medications after 12 weeks of digital consultations.

1 Sep 2024

Triple-pill combination GMRx2 outperforms standard care in lowering blood pressure

New research shows that a treatment plan based on novel combination of low doses of three anti-hypertensive drugs in a single pill - known as GMRx2 - was superior to a high-quality standard care treatment plan at lowering blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.

1 Sep 2024

American football head impacts tied to increased brain damage and cognitive decline

Repetitive head impacts in former American football players are linked to increased perivascular space volume, which correlates with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. The study suggests that the force of head impacts may be more critical than frequency, with potential protective effects from β-blocker use.

1 Sep 2024

Lightly roasted coffee: Benefits for overweight individuals

Study found that consuming lightly roasted coffee rich in polyphenols significantly reduced body fat percentage and modestly increased muscle mass in overweight or obese individuals.

1 Sep 2024

How Dungeons and Dragons can empower those with autism

Study found that tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons can enhance social interactions and self-esteem in autistic adults, offering a supportive and structured environment that helps alleviate social challenges.

1 Sep 2024

QUADRO trial demonstrates superior blood pressure control with four-in-one medication

A single-pill combination of four blood-pressure (BP)-lowering medications was significantly more effective than a combination of three medications, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Evening versus morning dosing of antihypertensive medications provides no added benefits

In two trials, one in frail elderly patients, evening administration of blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications had no clinical benefits over morning administration, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Intranasal vaccine shows broad SARS-CoV-2 variant protection

Study demonstrates that a single-dose intranasal live-attenuated vaccine, CDO-7N-1, provides broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants by inducing potent immune responses, including neutralizing antibodies and T-cell activity, in animal models.

1 Sep 2024

RESHAPE-HF2 trial shows M-TEER as effective treatment for functional mitral regurgitation

Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) reduced cardiovascular death and heart failure (HF)-related hospitalizations with improved health status in patients with HF and moderate to severe functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Timing of blood pressure medication administration does not affect outcomes

Evening administration of blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events or death compared with morning administration, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Low-dose triple-pill combination outperforms standard care for blood pressure control in Nigerian adults

A low-dose triple single-pill combination-based protocol achieved better blood pressure (BP) control than a standard-care protocol in Black African Nigerian adults with uncontrolled hypertension, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

MATTERHORN trial finds TEER non-inferior to surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation

There was no difference in efficacy between transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and surgery in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

No-touch graft harvesting shows no advantage over conventional technique in CABG

No-touch graft harvesting did not appear to be beneficial compared with the conventional technique for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

T-TEER shows promising outcomes in severe tricuspid regurgitation patients after one year

Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) significantly reduced the severity of secondary tricuspid regurgitation and improved quality of life after 1 year, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Research suggests flexible approach to antiplatelet management after drug-eluting stent implantation

Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery more than 1 year after coronary drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, there was no difference with respect to ischaemic outcomes or major bleeding between perioperative aspirin monotherapy and receiving no antiplatelet therapy, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

TAVI outperforms surgery in reducing complications for women with severe aortic stenosis

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was superior to surgical aortic valve replacement for reducing death, stroke or rehospitalization in women with severe aortic stenosis, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Study finds no added benefit to routine potassium supplementation after CABG

For the prevention of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, giving potassium supplements only when levels dropped below the lower limit of normal was non-inferior to routinely supplementing potassium to the upper limit of normal, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

TAVI patients show no benefit from continuing oral anticoagulants

There was no apparent benefit to continuing oral anticoagulants compared with interruption in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

TAVI patients with coronary artery disease can derive benefits from percutaneous coronary intervention

Performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) significantly improved outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe aortic stenosis selected for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

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Study links blood markers to long-term cardiovascular risk in women

Digital consultations improve medication optimization in heart failure patients

Triple-pill combination GMRx2 outperforms standard care in lowering blood pressure

American football head impacts tied to increased brain damage and cognitive decline

Lightly roasted coffee: Benefits for overweight individuals

How Dungeons and Dragons can empower those with autism

QUADRO trial demonstrates superior blood pressure control with four-in-one medication

Evening versus morning dosing of antihypertensive medications provides no added benefits

Intranasal vaccine shows broad SARS-CoV-2 variant protection

RESHAPE-HF2 trial shows M-TEER as effective treatment for functional mitral regurgitation

Timing of blood pressure medication administration does not affect outcomes

Low-dose triple-pill combination outperforms standard care for blood pressure control in Nigerian adults

MATTERHORN trial finds TEER non-inferior to surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation

No-touch graft harvesting shows no advantage over conventional technique in CABG

T-TEER shows promising outcomes in severe tricuspid regurgitation patients after one year

Research suggests flexible approach to antiplatelet management after drug-eluting stent implantation

TAVI outperforms surgery in reducing complications for women with severe aortic stenosis

Study finds no added benefit to routine potassium supplementation after CABG

TAVI patients show no benefit from continuing oral anticoagulants

TAVI patients with coronary artery disease can derive benefits from percutaneous coronary intervention

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