Cardiology News

An estimated 16 million U.S. adults who qualified for statin and/or antihypertensive therapy would not be eligible for primary prevention under the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT risk calculator, researchers reported in JAMA.

Bayer announced positive top-line results for the FINEARTS-HF trial of finerenone, in which the drug reduced risk for cardiovascular death and heart failure events in patients with HF with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction.

Decreased intake of extra-virgin olive oil within a whole-food, plant-based diet may help to lower LDL among individuals at risk for atherosclerotic CVD, according to a study published in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Risk for psychiatric disorder or suicide attempt is particularly high in the first year following hospitalization for heart disease, and patient support is important to lower such risk, researchers reported.

Early initiation of a school-based health education intervention limited adiposity marker progression in elementary-aged children in Spain, researchers reported.

Using the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT risk calculator would mean reducing eligibility for statin and/or antihypertensive therapy by approximately 16 million U.S. adults, researchers reported in JAMA.

A cross-sectional study revealed that increased vitamin A intake may improve depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure.

Cocoa flavanols may reduce the risk for incident atrial fibrillation over time, perhaps as a result of atrial remodeling, according to a secondary analysis of a completed study published in European Journal of Preventative Cardiology.

In October 2023, the American Heart Association unveiled the term cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome to reflect the connection between metabolic and renal conditions associated with risk for heart disease.

In a single-center cohort of patients with heart failure and obesity, weight-loss surgery led to improved clinical outcomes including reduced BMI and HbA1c and less reliance on diuretics, researchers reported.