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Confirming a previous report, PET with a novel radiotracer had good sensitivity and specificity for CAD detection and outperformed single-photon emission CT myocardial perfusion imaging.

Patients admitted for an emergency general surgery condition had nearly 70% reduced odds of readmission if they had a primary care physician follow-up visit within 30 days of discharge, a study found.

Women who reported sleep difficulties or sleeping less than 6 hours per day were more likely to develop hypertension compared with women who slept 7 to 8 hours, with shift work not affecting the association, researchers reported.

A comprehensive strategy involving shared cardiac PET scans was associated with better CV outcomes compared with standard care in patients with suspected CAD, according to the results of the CENTURY trial.

In patients with peripheral artery disease, home-based walking exercise improved 6-minute walk distance more than supervised treadmill exercise, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Older adults with hypertension who did not meet weekly physical activity goals had significant drops in systolic and diastolic BP after adding 3,000 steps per day to their usual routines, data from a pilot study show.

Good adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy may reduce risk for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in secondary prevention of CVD in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, researchers reported.

Tree nuts, despite being consumed by a relatively small percentage of Americans, were linked to a decreased risk for CVD and cardiometabolic risk factors, a study in Current Developments in Nutrition showed.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the top news in cardiology of September 2023.

Weight gain and body composition changes that follow ART initiation are associated with long-term risks of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, researchers reported.