Atherosclerosis

Elevated non-HDL was associated with coronary artery calcification in mid-adulthood, with the strongest association among those with high non-HDL in adolescence, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

The effects found with low-dose rivaroxaban plus aspirin are consistent regardless of patient BMI and weight, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Patients with diabetes and recent MI had reduced risk for first and total CV events with colchicine compared with placebo, according to new data from the COLCOT trial.

A 1 mg dose of estradiol reduced biomarkers of inflammation tied to atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women — particularly those in early menopause — participating in the Early vs. Late Intervention Trial with Estradiol.

In its 15th year, the Cardiometabolic Health Congress will be held from Oct. 21 to 24 as an entirely virtual event, according to a press release.

Incorporating a question about physical activity with coronary artery calcium scoring improved prediction of clinical and mortality risk in older patients, researchers reported.

A meta-analysis of 10 randomized trials demonstrated that the so-called “smoker’s paradox” of favorable short-term outcomes after primary PCI in STEMI may not exist after adjustment for other risk factors.

Whether the motivation is animal or worker welfare, environmental sustainability, personal taste or something else, people with diabetes can safely adopt a plant-based diet. In fact, vegetarian and vegan eating patterns have been shown to improve cardiovascular disease and glucose management.

Among men with HIV, those who used testosterone therapy had elevated risk for significant coronary artery calcium progression compared with those who did not, according to an abstract presented at CROI.

Women in early menopause who received oral estradiol treatment had a reduced progression of lipid deposition in the carotid arterial wall compared with placebo, according to a secondary analysis of the ELITE trial presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.