April 24, 2025

Large Trial Finds No Stroke Benefit From CEP, Study

A large U.K. trial found that routine use of cerebral embolic protection did not decrease the incidence of stroke within 72 hours among patients undergoing TAVI.

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April 24, 2025

Microplastics: Potential Contributor to Carotid Atherosclerosis?

New research links high levels of micronanoplastics in carotid artery plaque to stroke symptoms, suggesting a potential new target for cardiovascular disease prevention.

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April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

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April 23, 2025

Life's Essential 8 Helps Predict CVD

"Greater cumulative CVH and improvement in CVH during young adulthood, as well as better CVH in middle age, were all independently associated with lower risk for incident CVD in midlife."

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April 22, 2025

AHA Framework Maps HF Prevention Strategy

“The growing morbidity, mortality, and health care costs related to heart failure underscore the urgent need to prioritize its primary prevention.”

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April 17, 2025

Early Ezetimibe After MI Tied to Reduced MACE in SWEDEHEART Registry

Delaying ezetimibe use after MI was associated with worse outcomes in a Swedish national cohort study of 35,826 patients.

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April 16, 2025

E-Cigs + Cigarettes: Worse Disease Odds

"There is a need to reassess the assumption that e-cigarette use provides substantial harm reduction across all cigarette-caused diseases, particularly accounting for dual use," warns a comprehensive meta-analysis.

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April 16, 2025

RSV Vaccine Access Under CDC Review

“An estimated 15,000–20,000 annual RSV-associated hospitalizations occur in adults aged 50–59”—prompting CDC advisers to revisit age-based vaccine recommendations.

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April 03, 2025

Pulmonary Embolism in ESKD: New Data on Risk, Outcomes

Fewer than half of patients with end-stage kidney disease who survived pulmonary embolism filled an anticoagulation prescription, yet PE recurrence rates were similar between those who did and did not receive anticoagulation (4.2% vs. 2.8%; P = .11), according to a new study.

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