Cardiovascular Disease

Metformin may help adults with type 2 diabetes avoid additional cardiovascular disease events after an initial episode of acute coronary syndrome, or ACS, according to findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

Recently published research found major CVD events — including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease and stroke — were associated with the development of ESRD. Heart failure was the strongest predictor of ESRD.

Habitual drinking of tea, particularly green tea, confers a significant reduction in risk for atherosclerotic CVD and all-cause mortality, according to research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Akero Therapeutics announced that it has completed enrollment for a phase 2a study of AKR-001, the company’s FGF21 analog candidate for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, according to a press release.

Using HbA1c may not alter the effectiveness of screening for cardiovascular disease risk among adults with prediabetes, although CVD risk is greater among this group vs. those with lower HbA1c levels, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Outcomes after cardiac surgery improved at children’s hospitals that participated in a quality improvement collaborative, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

One of the top stories in cardiology last week was about a study that found regularly eating chili peppers was associated with a lower risk for both all-cause and CVD mortality.

Low education was able to predict incident CVD among patients who were initially healthy and CVD mortality among those with prevalent cardiometabolic disease, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

Women born in during spring and summer — particularly those born from March to July — have an increased risk for CVD-related mortality, according to a study published in BMJ.

Hazardous drinking patterns may confer significantly elevated levels of several biomarkers linked to myocardial health and cardiac structure, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.