Vascular Medicine News

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea had elevated odds of developing various heart-related health conditions compared with those without it, and the association was strongest in younger individuals, researchers reported.

Patient sex had seemingly no effect on the safety and efficacy of aspirin for patients with atherosclerotic CVD, according to secondary analysis of the ADAPTABLE trial published in JAMA Cardiology.

Three studies published recently indicate that women who undergo heart surgery are less likely to receive guideline-directed care and more likely to have poor outcomes compared with men.

SAN DIEGO — Among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, seralutinib lowered pulmonary vascular resistance over 72 weeks, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Low heart rate variability during times of mental stress may be an indicator of stress-induced myocardial ischemia for patients with stable CAD, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Statin initiation in patients with stroke etiologies not indicated for secondary prevention with statin therapy could hypothetically cause thousands of adverse events every year, according to a new meta-analysis published in Stroke.

With use of a cuffless BP device, 1 week of continuous monitoring was enough to accurately identify the majority of patients’ time in target range, which may improve management of hypertension, researchers reported.

More than 40% of young athletes who participated in a single-visit screening program had prehypertension or hypertension, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Care of the Athletic Heart conference.

People with narcolepsy were more likely than propensity score-matched people without narcolepsy to develop heart disease, regardless of sleep apnea status, according to a retrospective cohort study.

The prevalence of chronic hypertension during pregnancy doubled in the U.S. since 2008, with no changes in antihypertensive use over the years despite updated clinical guidance on BP control, researchers reported.