Intensive BP reduction lowers heart failure risk, cancer may increase CVD mortality risk — top stories in cardiology
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The top stories in cardiology last week included a study that showed patients who underwent intensive BP reduction experienced significant drops in new-onset acute heart failure and mortality.
Another study showed that cancer survivors may have an increased risk for death from coronary heart disease and stroke compared to the general population. Read these stories and more cardiology news below.
Intensive BP reduction may reduce HF risk
Patients assigned intensive BP reduction had a significant reduction in new-onset acute HF and mortality, according to an analysis of the SPRINT trial published in JACC: Heart Failure. Read more.
Cancer survivors may have increased CVD mortality risk
Patients who survived cancer have an increased risk for mortality from CHD and stroke compared with the general population, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Read more.
Vascular calcification present in mummies despite marine diet
Despite presumably living a physically active lifestyle and eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, three of four Inuit adolescent or young adult mummies who lived approximately 500 years ago had vascular calcification, according to a new case series from the Horus Study Group published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Strict heart rate goals may improve AF outcomes after HF hospitalization
Many patients with atrial fibrillation and HF met strict-control heart rate goals at hospital discharge, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology. Read more.
Genomic risk score may predict ischemic stroke
A genomic risk score developed with a meta-scoring approach may predict the risk for ischemic stroke, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Read more.