Vascular Medicine News

A greater intake of plant fat, particularly fat from grains and vegetable oils, was tied to lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

Years of exposure to loud noise in the workplace may increase the likelihood of developing high blood pressure, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology Asia Conference.

A platelet reactivity score that identifies people with a hyperreactive platelet phenotype can be used to determine those who might be at elevated risk for a cardiovascular event, researchers reported in Nature Communications.

Compared with 2019, in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitalizations for acute MI were down but in-hospital mortality in that population rose in the U.S., researchers reported in the Korean Circulation Journal.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced lower Medicare Part D prices for 10 drugs that will take effect in 2026, according to a press release.

Treating high blood pressure later in life may mitigate risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease among older individuals, according to a meta-analysis published in Neurology.

Caffeine intake equivalent to about six cups of coffee per day was associated with prolonged increases in blood pressure and heart rate up to 5 minutes after physical activity, researchers reported.

Text messages delivered to patients’ smartwatches show promise to improve physical activity for those undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, but sustained behavioral change over time may remain a challenge, researchers reported.

Women with mild chronic hypertension induced at 37 weeks’ gestation saw no reduction in adverse maternal outcomes compared with women delivered at 39 weeks, but did experience increases in some neonatal complications, data show.

The FDA granted orphan drug designation to ZMA001 as a treatment for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, according to a press release from Zymedi.