Vascular Medicine News

In two trials, OCT-guided PCI demonstrated superiority in imaging endpoints and improved procedural success compared with angiography and fluoroscopy alone, speakers reported.

SAN DIEGO — Measures of pulmonary vascular disease and right ventricular function improved with longer lifetime menses in pulmonary hypertension, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO — Effective strategies to prevent and manage hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are often underutilized, but a new CDC initiative aims to harness solutions that work and package them in one place for busy clinicians.

Patients with both diabetes and CAD appeared at significantly greater risk for dementia, especially vascular dementia, according to study findings published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

In patients with ACS who underwent PCI with a drug-coated balloon, an antiplatelet therapy de-escalation strategy was noninferior to 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy, researchers reported at EuroPCR.

Moderate to vigorous aerobic and resistance exercise may improve vascular function among cancer survivors, according to findings presented at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

A new guideline on lower-extremity peripheral artery disease encouraged managing care with a multispecialty team and having patients undergo structured exercise programs.

Metabolic syndrome scores and obesity appeared linked in different ways to breast cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women, according to findings published in Cancer.

Attaining systolic BP between 110 mm Hg and 130 mm Hg was associated with higher probability of surviving to 90 years of age among women aged 65 years and older, according to results of a real-world study published in Circulation.

Endovascular therapy with stent implantation confers similar outcomes and lower complication rates vs. vascular bypass surgery for symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease, regardless of sex, a speaker reported.