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Dietary intake of alpha linolenic acid (ALA) appears to reduce the risk of mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and coronary heart disease (CHD) but may slightly increase the risk of cancer mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Moreover, an association exists between higher blood levels of ALA and a lower risk of all-cause and CHD mortality.

A total diet replacement programme produces greater weight loss among people with obesity as compared with support from a practice nurse, with the benefit persisting to at least 3 years, a study has found.

Among patients with chronic coronary syndromes, those with higher serum uric acid (SUA) levels are more likely to have major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (MACE) and worse related quality of life (QoL), as reported in a study.

Patients who receive sacubitril-valsartan after an acute myocardial infarction (MI) have a similar health status, as determined by EQ-5D visual analog scale (VAS) score, compared with those who receive ramipril, according to results of a prespecified analysis of the PARADISE-MI trial presented at HFSA 2021.

Bedside genotype testing for mutations in the CYP2C19 gene helps select a better P2Y12 inhibitor treatment strategy for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and leads to better outcomes relative to conventional therapy, a recent study has found.