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Ghanaian adults' diets fall short on sustainability, survey finds
There has been a rapid increase in cardiovascular and metabolic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa. What is the link between sustainable diets that are nutritious, environmentally friendly, economically affordable and socioculturally ...
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Short mitochondrial protein may help protect the aging heart from inflammation and failure
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have discovered that a relatively short protein may play an important role in protecting the aging heart. The protein, ...
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Men with low or high testosterone may have a higher risk of irregular heartbeat, review indicates
Men with either low or high testosterone levels may face a higher risk of atrial fibrillation, highlighting the need for personalized testosterone treatment, according to a review of existing evidence on testosterone and ...
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What PREVENT can tell you about heart disease risk
We often think about heart disease as something that suddenly happens, like a heart attack, requiring a trip to the emergency room. In reality, cardiovascular disease often develops silently over years or even decades before ...
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LDL-cholesterol lowering medication linked to lower mortality in high-risk patients
Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute researchers have found that high-risk patients who had not previously experienced a heart attack or stroke had a lower risk of death after taking the cholesterol-lowering ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Catheter ablation does not improve quality of life related to atrial fibrillation
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) did not significantly improve AF-related quality of life compared with a sham procedure, despite reducing AF recurrence. These were the main findings of the PVI-SHAM-AF trial ...
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After TAVI, anticoagulants outperform antiplatelet agents at preventing clots
After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), anticoagulation reduced imaging signs of clot formation on the new valve compared with antiplatelet therapy, without compromising safety. This was the main finding of ...
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Potential treatment could prevent millions of annual heart failures and deaths in severe heart attack patients
A clinical trial in which cardiac patients received intravenous dexrazoxane before, during and after their blocked coronary artery was reopened showed a reduction in bleeding within the heart muscle, intramyocardial hemorrhage ...
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Tailored exercise program shown to reduce atrial fibrillation burden
An exercise program combining short-term supervision with long-term home-based exercise was associated with reduced atrial fibrillation burden and other meaningful benefits, according to results presented in a Hot Line session ...
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Catheter-directed therapy improves pulmonary embolism outcomes
In patients with intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis improved short-term clinical outcomes compared with standard anticoagulation therapy alone, according to results presented today in ...
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Left atrial appendage closure during open-heart surgery only beneficial for high-risk patients
Results do not support routine closure of the left atrial appendage in all patients undergoing open-heart surgery, but those at high stroke risk may benefit. This was the main conclusion of the LAACS-2 trial presented in ...
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Targeted lead placement is no better than standard placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Targeted placement of the left ventricular lead did not improve outcomes in patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy, according to results presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026 ...
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Digital strategy helps patients with heart failure to receive proven medication
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective treatment for heart failure. These results from the EMAIL-HF ...
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Potent antiplatelet drugs increase major bleeding risk in AF patients after heart attack
Potent antiplatelet therapy increased bleeding without signs of benefit regarding cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation after a heart attack. This was the main finding of the EPIDAURUS trial presented ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Is aspirin needed after a certain type of heart attack?
Monotherapy using prasugrel failed to show noninferiority compared with potent antiplatelet therapy plus aspirin at the time of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. This ...
Aug 31, 2026
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New prediction tool could help increase uptake of heart failure medicines
A new heart failure (HF) treatment effect calculator could help overcome one of the largest barriers to effective heart failure care by predicting the expected effects of treatment on blood pressure, kidney function and potassium ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Safer stroke prevention strategies are needed for patients with atrial fibrillation after intracranial hemorrhage
Edoxaban did not reduce stroke or systemic embolism but increased major bleeding in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who had had an intracranial hemorrhage, according to results presented in a Hot Line session ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Two-week monitor after unexplained fainting identifies life-threatening heart conditions
Fitting a wearable heart monitor for 14 days when patients go to the ER with unexplained fainting improves detection of life-threatening heart problems, according to the results of a trial presented at the European Society ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Novel drug shows promise in an early phase trial in heart failure
The oral relaxin agonist AZD5462 improved cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure, according to results presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026 and published simultaneously in Circulation.
Aug 31, 2026
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Remote exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation—an additional option but not a replacement for center-based rehabilitation
Remotely delivered exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, when added to center-based programs, resulted in a similar number of completed sessions as center-based programs only, according to results presented in a Hot Line ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Clinical trial shows once-daily oral medication may benefit patients with chronic heart failure
Nearly 7 million people in the United States live with heart failure—and that incidence is expected to climb in the coming decades. LUMINARA, a new phase 2b clinical trial led by James Januzzi, a cardiologist from the Mass ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Nurse-coordinated collaborative care improved outcomes in patients with heart failure
Days alive and out of hospital were significantly increased in patients with heart failure when a nurse-coordinated collaborative care model was introduced, according to results presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Positive data revealed for patients with a heart attack and multivessel disease
Functional coronary angiography significantly reduced cardiovascular events and improved safety compared with conventional angiography in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease. ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Long-term intensive blood-pressure control reduces dementia risk, community-led trial finds
In a community-based trial in rural China, an intensive blood pressure-lowering intervention reduced the incidence of dementia compared with usual care, according to results from the China Rural Hypertension Control Program ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Immediate evolocumab after a heart attack improves LDL-cholesterol goals but not early cardiovascular outcomes
Immediate initiation of evolocumab after a heart attack significantly improved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal achievement, but an early reduction in all-cause death or unplanned cardiovascular hospitalization ...
Aug 31, 2026
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