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There was a significant drop in hospitalizations for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a recent study has found.

For older acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with implanted bioabsorbable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents, a strategy involving ticagrelor monotherapy after 3‐month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is better than ticagrelor‐based 12‐month DAPT, according to a post hoc analysis of the TICO* trial. Furthermore, the beneficial effect of ticagrelor monotherapy increases with age and is strongest among patients aged ≥64 years.

Drinking coffee and tea, separately or in combination, seems to help protect against the risk of stroke or dementia, according to a recent study.

Patients with hyperlipidemia who take their statin medication as prescribed appear to do well, with treatment adherence conferring significant protection against the risk of ischaemic and haemorrhagic strokes, as reported in a study.

In fatal cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), cardiac inflammation, cardiomyocyte injury, and microvascular thrombogenicity are substantially lower in the second vs first wave of infections, a new study has found.