Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Patients with autoimmune blistering disorders had elevated cardiovascular risks, including for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, venous thromboembolism and death, according to a study.

Artificial intelligence analysis of a single chest radiograph may predict 10-year CVD risk beyond the traditional atherosclerotic CVD risk calculator, even among individuals with missing electronic medical record data, researchers reported.

In a cohort of American Indian individuals, more than 70% of young adults and more than 50% of adolescents had dyslipidemia, and some had subclinical or clinical heart disease, according to new data from the Strong Heart Study.

In a real-world cohort, people with the highest levels of lipoprotein(a) had the greatest risk for long-term major adverse CV events, regardless of whether they had atherosclerotic CVD at baseline, researchers reported.

Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. and worldwide. Atherosclerotic CVD, which is caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, contributes to multiple life-threatening conditions.

Esperion announced the FDA granted an updated indication for bempedoic acid and bempedoic acid plus ezetimibe for the treatment of primary hyperlipidemia in eligible patients with genetic hyperlipidemia or atherosclerotic CVD.

Composite CVD risk factor control for U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes remains poor, but clinicians can use newer risk scores to better assess patients and prevent CV events with targeted therapies, according to a speaker.

Modeling data suggest using race stratification in pooled cohort equation risk calculators does not change a person’s risk for developing atherosclerotic CVD, whereas adding social determinants of health did not improve model performance.

Despite population-wide improvements in use of lipid-lowering medication and cholesterol control since 1999, significant racial and ethnic disparities persist among patients with a history of atherosclerotic CVD, researchers reported.