Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC

Among nonexercising women, those who initiated a few minutes of vigorous lifestyle physical activity daily had substantially lower risk for any major adverse cardiovascular event, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, data show.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, discusses her presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “How to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women.”

ATLANTA — Four weekly infusions of a novel formulation of human apolipoprotein A-I did not reduce a combination of CV endpoints at 90 days for adults with acute MI, multivessel disease and additional CV risk factors, researchers reported.

The presence of sidewalks was also protective against heart disease, likely because sidewalks could be a surrogate for physical activity, according to the researchers.

NEW ORLEANS — Remote monitoring of more than 32,000 patients with cardiac implantable devices during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 12,596 metric tons compared with conventional monitoring, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — A drug derived from traditional Chinese medicine as an adjunct to guideline-directed therapy improved CV outcomes at 30 days and 1 year compared with placebo after revascularization, with no excess bleeding risk, a speaker reported.

CHICAGO — Daily rosuvastatin lowered LDL, total cholesterol and serum triglycerides significantly more than placebo and six common over-the-counter dietary supplements, with no supplement lowering LDL more than placebo, researchers reported.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio video exclusive, the president of American Society for Preventive Cardiology discusses the return to an in-person ASPC Congress on CVD Prevention as well as some highlights from the meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, issues a call to action for cardiologists to acknowledge the detrimental effect of climate change on heart health.

A survey of U.S. cardiologists, CV team members and fellows in training revealed few ever received cardio-obstetrics didactics during training and many institutions lacked access to dedicated cardio-obstetrics teams, researchers reported.