Vascular Medicine News

Xylitol, a low-calorie sugar substitute commonly found in gum and toothpaste, demonstrated prothrombotic properties, possibly raising risk for major adverse CV events, researchers reported.

Multidisciplinary experts from across cardiometabolic subspecialties will gather again to showcase the latest clinical research at the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.

In this Healio video exclusive, Michael S. Garshick, MD, MS, discusses the role of inflammation in heart disease and how it has become a treatment target.

Patients with atherosclerosis and elevated LDL plus autoimmune or inflammatory disease may derive particular CV benefit from PCSK9 inhibition with evolocumab, a speaker reported.

Improving HDL function may improve outcomes after acute MI for patients with multivessel disease and high LDL, according to a subanalysis of the AEGIS II trial presented at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

Due to demographic changes and a rise in risk factors, the prevalence and economic burden of heart disease and stroke in the United States are expected to increase dramatically by 2050, according to the American Heart Association.

SAN DIEGO — Exercise capacity improved among adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension taking a macitentan-tadalafil tablet over 68 weeks, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Statins were associated with a reduced risk for CVD and death in older adults, even those aged 85 years and older, data in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

A greater weekly intake of potatoes reduced the risk for all-cause mortality as well as mortality from CVD, ischemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction, a Norwegian-based cohort study showed.

Women diagnosed with preeclampsia were 2.6 times more likely to develop early-onset dementia during 9 years of follow-up compared with women who did not have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, according to registry data.