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Individuals with risk factors for heart failure (HF) may have an increased risk of developing the condition if they are aspirin users, results of the HOMAGE* study showed.

In patients with Kawasaki disease, every day that intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment is delayed aggravates the risk of developing coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), a recent study has found.

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.