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The risk for death and hospitalizations due to cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea decreased with use of CPAP, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Patients with moderate to severe aortic stenosis had similar outcomes to patients with severe aortic stenosis, whereas those with moderate aortic stenosis were comparable to those with mild aortic stenosis, researchers reported.

Many U.S. residents live less than 20 km from a cardiologist, but distances in the western U.S. were larger, with some patients traveling more than 100 km to see an HF physician, researchers wrote.

Implementation of a CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve program on a national level was associated with reduced risk for mortality and fewer downstream CV tests at 2 years, according to the results of the FISH&CHIPS study.

Remote BP monitoring and use of a bilingual phone app improved BP control among more than half of participants with initially uncontrolled hypertension, a speaker reported.

Local influenza spread was associated with temporary increased CV risk, but flu vaccine dose — high or standard — did not prevent hospitalization for cardiopulmonary events or all-cause death in high-risk patients, researchers reported.

Many users of a smartphone-based CV risk management system who had severe anxiety at baseline had improved anxiety symptoms over time, likely driven by reductions in BP and heart rate, researchers reported.

According to published results, patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty within 1 month of COVID-19 infection were at increased risk for postoperative thromboembolic events, such as deep vein thrombosis and venous thromboembolism.

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving sotatercept, a novel activin signaling inhibitor, plus background therapy are expected to live longer, according to a European Respiratory Society International Congress presentation.

Danish researchers reported that CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve was significantly prognostic of all-cause death and acute MI in patients with stable angina, especially those with high coronary calcium scores.