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Among patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease who had carotid endarterectomy, those whose atheromas contained microplastics and/or nanoplastics had worse outcomes than those whose atheromas did not, researchers reported.

In a cohort of American Indian individuals, more than 70% of young adults and more than 50% of adolescents had dyslipidemia, and some had subclinical or clinical heart disease, according to new data from the Strong Heart Study.

Healio has compiled a list of the top headlines in cardiology from February 2024.

High hourly heat exposure was associated with elevated risk for acute ischemic stroke, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

U.S. adults who reported cannabis use were at higher risk for coronary heart disease, MI and stroke compared with nonusers, with the risks persisting for cannabis users who reported never smoking tobacco, data show.

Survivors of head and neck cancer had an elevated risk for stroke — regardless of age, disease site or treatment modality — study findings published in JAMA Network Open showed.

Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter increased the risk of hospitalization for several cardiovascular conditions in older adults, according to a study published in BMJ.

For patients with cervical artery dissection initially treated with anticoagulation, switching to antiplatelet therapy at 30 days may prevent bleeding events later, as stroke risk was lower by then, researchers reported.

Reteplase administered early after stroke symptom onset was superior vs. alteplase for improving 90-day disability, a speaker reported.

An artificial intelligence-enabled smartphone application developed to detect symptoms of stroke accurately evaluated facial asymmetry, arm weakness and speech changes in line with stroke onset, a speaker reported.