Vascular Medicine News

ATLANTA — Adults who sleep fewer than 7 hours per night are more likely to develop hypertension over time, with greater risk observed for women vs. men, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Patients with syphilis experienced higher rates of CV events like stroke, MI and death compared with a matched control group, according to a large-scale, real-world study published in European Heart Journal.

ATLANTA — Pregnant women with fewer economic resources may still be at elevated risk for CVD despite a low score on a CVD risk calculator, researchers reported.

In a large Danish cohort, heart failure was a more significant CV complication than stroke after diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, which became more common over 20 years.

Too often, heart attack signals are missed or misdiagnosed in women, not just by patients and providers, but by first responders as well.

ATLANTA — Implementing a remote postpartum BP monitoring program for women with persistent hypertension after delivery was shown to be feasible and linked to higher rates of primary care provider visits and BP control, researchers reported.

ATLANTA — Use of a coronary sinus reducer improved chest pain symptoms and quality of life for patients with significant coronary artery disease, despite not improving myocardial blood flow, a speaker reported.

Aortic stiffness, a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, was raised among patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency vs. patients with COPD or healthy individuals, according to study results.

ATLANTA — Preventive PCI plus optimal medical therapy was superior to optimal medical therapy alone for patients with nonflow-limiting vulnerable coronary plaques, according to the results of the PREVENT trial.

Among habitual waterpipe smokers, brachial and aortic blood pressure, as well as heart rate, rose after 30-minute outdoor use of the pipe, according to results published in CHEST.