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BOSTON — The prevalence of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome has increased during the past 20 years among U.S. adults, with a drop in the number of adults with no risk factors, data show.

CHICAGO — Acute respiratory syncytial virus was associated with elevated incidence of cardiovascular events among older adults, specifically HF hospitalization and stroke, according to new research.

New research links regular cannabis use with heart attack and other adverse cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy adults aged 50 years and younger.

Patients who develop early hyponatremia after starting thiazide diuretics have a higher mortality risk than those with normal sodium levels, according to retrospective study data.

Glomerular hyperfiltration may increase CVD risks, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, for patients with type 2 diabetes, study data show.

Patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer treated with osimertinib experienced more cancer therapy-related cardiac events than those treated with other EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

SAN DIEGO — The true incidence of thrombosis among people who received targeted therapy for breast cancer is significantly higher than reported in prior clinical trials, according to study results.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use corresponded with risk reductions for dozens of diseases and adverse health outcomes, such as dementia and stroke, a new analysis published in Nature Medicine showed.