Myocardial Infarction

In the DREAM-HF trial, mesenchymal precursor cell therapy did not meet the primary endpoint of improvement in recurrent nonfatal decompensated HF events, but did reduce risk for nonfatal MI or stroke in certain patients with HF.

Women with a bone mineral density greater than 1.085 g/cm2 may have less risk for cardiovascular disease than those with a lower BMD, according to study data published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.

In a subgroup analysis of MASTER-DAPT, regardless of whether patients had a history of MI, 1-month DAPT after PCI was noninferior to 3-month or longer DAPT for ischemic events and conferred a reduction in bleeding events.

PCI guided by quantitative flow ratio, a novel approach to estimate fractional flow reserve, was associated with lower rates of MACE at 1 year compared with PCI guided by angiography, according to results of the FAVOR III China trial.

Maternal cholesterol during pregnancy was an independent risk factor for acute MI severity in young adult offspring, according to study results published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Influenza vaccine vs. saline placebo administered shortly after MI or hospitalization for high-risk stable CAD.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force no longer recommends aspirin for primary CVD prevention in adults aged 60 years or older, according to a draft recommendation issued today.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionately disruptive effect on diabetes care compared with other specialties, with delays in care translating to greater risk for cardiovascular and renal complications that will be difficult to reverse.

Healthy adults with the highest sensitivity to glucocorticoids have a proteomic profile suggesting a greater capability for responding to stressful stimuli compared with those with lowest sensitivity, according to study data.

Messaging built into an existing electronic health records system to directly connect physicians may increase screening and diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia among patients identified as being high risk, a speaker reported.