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PFO closure may reduce migraine days and prevent stroke
After some negative studies with PFO closure, attention is returning to this strategy for migraine prevention.
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New PCSK9 inhibitor allows 3-month treatment intervals
Recaticimab, an investigational PCSK9 inhibitor, has shown durable lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with injection frequencies of 1...
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AI interpretation of CCTA unlocks value of inflammation as CV risk factor
Combined with imaging, artificial intelligence (AI) identifies risk in setting of nonobstructive coronary disease.
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‘Smart’ stethoscope spots peripartum cardiomyopathy
Finding that 4% of the women in the intervention arm had reduced ejection fraction is “absolutely startling ... and speaks to how important...
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Cardiologists, patients can talk drug costs
A pilot study shows that an intervention that gives physicians and patients information on out-of-pocket costs for heart failure drugs can help...
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More evidence of better outcomes with 120–mm Hg BP target
“We are doing very badly in terms of implementation. There is a big gap between science and what’s happening in the real world.”
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FDA OKs symplicity renal denervation system for hypertension
The Symplicity Spyral system provides a catheter-based approach to denervate the renal arteries using radiofrequency energy.
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Single injection reduces blood pressure for 6 months: KARDIA-1
Zilebesiran is a subcutaneous RNA interference therapeutic that binds with high affinity to the hepatic asialoglycoprotein receptor, bringing...
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Alternative antirejection regimen is efficacious in pediatric heart transplant
Results of the head-to-head TEAMMATE trial show the combination of everolimus and low-dose tacrolimus can be considered an alternative to MMF plus...
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Smartphone app detects voice quality changes indicating worsening heart failure
Early warnings were generated 24-26 days before heart failure events.
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Promising first results with DNA editing to lower LDL
The first in-human HEART-1 trial of in vivo DNA editing called VERVE-101, shows reductions in LDL and PCSK9 protein in patients with familial...