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High-Fiber Diet Reduces Risk of Hardened Arteries
FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 — Noshing on veggies, grains, beans and other high-fiber foods can help your heart as well as your gut health, a new study says. People with low-fiber diets are more likely to h...
High-Volume Exercise Tied to Increased Coronary Artery Calcification Score
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – Male athletes with high-volume exercise training have a higher burden of calcified plaque than male nonathletes, according to a review published in the June issue of JACC: ...
Replacing Sedentary Activity With Sleep, Exercise Beneficial in Acute Coronary Syndrome
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – For patients evaluated for acute coronary syndrome, replacing sedentary behavior with sleep, light-intensity physical activity, or moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical...
Lipoprotein(a) Levels Tied to Increased Risk of Recurrent Atherosclerotic CVD Events
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 – Higher lipoprotein(a) levels are associated with continuously increasing risk of recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events, regardless of sex and...
PREVENT Risk Score Accurately IDs People With Coronary Artery Calcium
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 – The 2023 Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) risk score accurately identifies individuals with coronary artery calcium (CAC), according to a research...
Stroke Risk From Neck Artery Tears Is Rising Fast
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 – Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in...
De-Escalating DAPT to Ticagrelor Monotherapy Cuts Bleeding Risk in Acute Coronary Syndrome
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, de-escalating dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to P2Y12 inhibitor...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Linked to More Rapid Plaque Growth in Lesions
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with more rapid progression of coronary artery lesion-based plaque volume, according to a...
Primary Prevention Aspirin Use Decreased After Recommendation Change
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Among older adults and adults with low atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk for whom aspirin is not recommended, use of aspirin decreased after 2019 changes in...
Coronary Artery Disease Common in Patients With Cirrhosis
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with cirrhosis, but cirrhosis itself is not significantly associated with an increased CAD risk, according to a review...
CORSWO Model Stratifies Women According to Coronary Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – The Coronary Risk Score in Women (CORSWO) can predict the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Radiology:...
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Might Ease Tough-to-Treat Angina
MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 – Recurring angina chest pain in people with a certain type of heart disease can be tough to treat, but a new hourglass-shaped stent could be a real advance, researchers...
Orbital Atherectomy No Better Than Balloon Angioplasty
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – For patients with severely calcified coronary lesions, routine treatment with orbital atherectomy prior to drug-eluting stent implantation does not yield greater minimal stent...
Black Patients 22% More Likely to Die After Bypass Surgeries
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Heart bypass operations have gotten safer, but not everyone is benefiting equally: New data shows that Black patients face a 22% higher odds of dying in the hospital after...
Aromatase Inhibitors Not Linked to CAC in Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – For postoperative patients with breast cancer, the duration of aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment is not associated with the risk for coronary artery calcium (CAC),...