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A simple median waiting time that did not account for censoring, death and other competing events underestimated time to organ transplantation by up to 61% compared with a competing-risk model, according to a study conducted in Switzerland.

SAN DIEGO — Clinicians managing systemic sclerosis should focus on treating “what is treatable” in each organ that is involved, according to data presented at the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

A 3-month intervention that decreased sedentary behavior and increased standing during the workday did not reduce BP or arterial stiffness among desk workers with untreated elevated or high BP, according to a study published in Circulation.

A county-level assessment of deaths from cardio-kidney-metabolic disease and social determinants of health revealed that particular determinants are more or less important in different U.S. regions, researchers reported in JAMA.

Congenital heart disease-related deaths from 2005 to 2019 were more prevalent among Black vs. white infants, a gap that persisted year after year, a speaker reported at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

The Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting scheduled to take place Sept. 27 to 30 in Atlanta has been canceled following declaration of a State of Emergency by the governor of Georgia due to Hurricane Helene.

Improvements in exercise capacity and quality of life associated with aficamten coincided with significant cardiac remodeling and replacement fibrosis in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a speaker reported.

In patients with persistent chylomicronemia, plozasiran, a small interfering RNA therapy, was associated with lower triglyceride levels and reduced risk for pancreatitis, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Women with obesity and atherosclerotic CVD without diabetes experience fewer CV events vs. men enrolled in the SELECT trial; however, semaglutide was linked to significant reductions in CV events regardless of sex, a speaker reported.

Health care has experienced a wave of technological advancements — such as AI, machine learning and wearables — in recent years, but if unchecked, they may exacerbate existing disparities in treatment and care.