Vascular Medicine News

BOSTON — Among patients with interstitial lung disease, 30% had pulmonary arterial hypertension and 20% had right ventricular hypertrophy, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

In this Healio video exclusive, Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, discusses barriers to developing cardiovascular digital health solutions for women.

Hypertension is common in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, and most frequently develops in older patients and those with traditional cardiovascular risk factors, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially for those requiring hospitalization, was associated with increased risk for heart attack and stroke for up to 3 years, even among people with no history of heart disease, researchers reported.

AccurKardia announced its AI-powered, ECG-based aortic valve stenosis screening software has been granted breakthrough device designation by the FDA.

Noninvasive speckle contrast optical spectroscopy may be a feasible method for determining whether individuals are at high or low risk for stroke, according to a study published in Biomedical Optics Express.

A meta-analysis of patients who underwent chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for advanced blood cancers showed low prevalence of cardiovascular adverse events.

ORLANDO, Fla. — An analysis of a large cohort of individuals enrolled in a continuous, multinational survey found no clear associations between brain and heart health and pet ownership, according to a poster.

The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions will be held in-person only in Chicago from Nov. 16 to 18 and will feature eight late-breaking science sessions during the 3-day meeting.

Asporin has been discovered as a potential new target that may be used when developing therapeutic interventions for pulmonary arterial hypertension, according to a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) press release.