Vascular Medicine News

For older adults with non-STEMI, routine coronary intervention was safe but did not lower risk for death from CV causes or nonfatal MI compared with medical therapy alone, according to new data from the SENIOR-RITA trial.

Initiating dual antiplatelet therapy within 72 hours of symptom onset in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack led to a significant reduction in new stroke occurrence at 90 days, according to results of a subgroup analysis.

High consumption of ultraprocessed food, especially processed meats and sugar-sweetened beverages, was associated with elevated risk for heart disease and stroke, researchers reported.

Bariatric surgery for weight loss was associated with improvements in blood pressure and antihypertensive use among patients with obesity compared with medical therapy and/or lifestyle management, a speaker reported.

A bedside cardiac troponin test could reduce the time patients with ACS spend in the ED by nearly 45 minutes, with the availability of a doctor to assess the situation and move them to the cardiac ward, a speaker reported.

Edoxaban monotherapy for patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary disease reduced risk for adverse clinical events, mainly driven by lower bleeding risk, compared with dual antiplatelet therapy, a speaker reported.

Black and white women have similar risk for preterm birth and preeclampsia when accounting for a wide range of social determinants of health, particularly socioeconomic factors, researchers reported.

When presented with four unlabeled treatment profiles showing five treatment attributes, 96% of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension chose a single-tablet vs. a multi-tablet combination therapy, according to a poster.

An AI decision support tool embedded in routine care did not meaningfully improve outcomes for patients presenting to the ED with myocardial injury, but showed signs of benefit in an all-comer cohort, a speaker reported.

Women with fetal overgrowth or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have notable continuous glucose monitor-derived glycemic patterns detected during early pregnancy, sometimes without a gestational diabetes diagnosis, researchers reported.