News &amp; Updates

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) does not lead to an elevated lipoprotein(a), suggest the results of a recent study. Rather, elevated lipoprotein(a) increases the chance that an individual with genetic FH will be clinically diagnosed.

Familial hypercholesterolaemia not a trigger of elevated lipoprotein(a)

Fischer’s ratio predicts cardiac events in HF patients

Fischer’s ratio (FR)―the ratio of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) to aromatic amino acids (AAA)―appears to be helpful in predicting cardiac events in patients with heart failure (HF), a recent study has found.

Fischer’s ratio predicts cardiac events in HF patients

Mavacamten improves symptoms in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The novel myosin inhibitor mavacamten is well tolerated in patients with symptomatic nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (nHCM) and leads to a significant decrease in N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI), which suggests improvement in myocardial wall stress, a study has shown.

Mavacamten improves symptoms in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Outdoor temperature inversely tied to cardio-cerebrovascular event morbidity

The association between outdoor temperature and cardio-cerebrovascular events risk is mediated by temperature-driven blood pressure (BP), according to a study.

Outdoor temperature inversely tied to cardio-cerebrovascular event morbidity

Bioresorbable scaffolds, drug eluting stents perform comparably for long coronary lesions

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds and everolimus-eluting stents show similar performance in patients with long native coronary artery disease, a recent study has found.

Bioresorbable scaffolds, drug eluting stents perform comparably for long coronary lesions

Blunted heart rate reserve predicts mortality in atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation patients with a blunted heart rate reserve during dipyridamole stress echocardiography are at a higher risk of death, a recent study has found.

Blunted heart rate reserve predicts mortality in atrial fibrillation

More physical activity, less sedentary time may improve vascular ageing

A recent study in the general Spanish population has shown that one in 10 has healthy vascular ageing (HVA) and one in five has early vascular ageing (EVA). Increasing physical activity, reducing sedentary time, and decreasing obesity and insulin resistance improve vascular ageing.

More physical activity, less sedentary time may improve vascular ageing

Chronic pain carries heightened risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events

Patients with chronic pain are at increased risk of developing major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), according to a study.

Chronic pain carries heightened risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events