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European Society of Cardiology highlights underrecognized link between obesity and heart disease

Obesity is a key factor in cardiovascular disease, prompting the ESC to recommend comprehensive strategies for prevention and management to reduce health risks.

3 Sep 2024

Mass screening for atrial fibrillation with ECG and biomarker fails to prevent stroke in older adults

Mass screening for atrial fibrillation using ECG together with heart failure biomarker does not prevent ischaemic stroke or systemic embolism (blood clot) in older adults aged 75-76 years over 5 years follow-up, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug - 2 Sept).

2 Sep 2024

Edoxaban monotherapy superior to dual therapy in patients with high-risk AF and stable CAD

Edoxaban monotherapy reduced net adverse clinical events compared with edoxaban plus a single antiplatelet agent, when used as long-term antithrombotic therapy, in patients with high-risk atrial fibrillation (AF) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

OCEANIC-AF trial reveals inferiority of asundexian to apixaban for stroke prevention

Asundexian 50 mg daily was inferior to apixaban for stroke and systemic embolism prevention in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

TAVI patients show no benefit from continuing oral anticoagulants

There was no apparent benefit to continuing oral anticoagulants compared with interruption in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

TCT 2024 to feature latest advances in interventional cardiovascular medicine

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation is pleased to announce the late-breaking clinical trials and science to be featured at TCT 2024.

28 Aug 2024

Study confirms cardiovascular safety of COVID-19 vaccines among millions of adults in England

A study confirms the cardiovascular safety of different COVID-19 vaccine doses, showing reduced risks of common cardiovascular events among vaccinated adults in England.

4 Aug 2024

COVID vaccines shown to reduce risk of arterial thrombosis

A new study, published today in Nature Communications and involving nearly the whole adult population of England, has found that the incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination.

1 Aug 2024

Study finds lower risk of heart attacks and strokes after COVID-19 vaccination

The incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination, according to a new study involving nearly the whole adult population of England.

31 Jul 2024

UK coronary heart disease drops 30%, but other heart conditions rise

Researchers investigated the overall incidence of cardiovascular disease in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019.

1 Jul 2024

AI outperforms peers in medical oncology quiz, yet some mistakes could be harmful

The accuracy and safety of large language models (LLMs) in answering medical oncology examination questions.

21 Jun 2024

Pregnant women less likely to suffer long COVID, study finds

A new study in EClinicalMedicine found that SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is linked to a lower risk of developing post-acute sequelae (PASC) compared to infection outside of pregnancy.

29 May 2024

New CT-derived functional imaging software enhances lung diagnosis without contrast dye

For up to 30% of patients who are allergic to medical contrast dye or have a dye restriction because of other health conditions, they might find that it takes longer to get a diagnosis when it comes to life-threatening lung issues such as pulmonary embolism.

17 May 2024

Heightened risk of adverse neonatal outcomes from prenatal exposure to both cannabis and nicotine

A recent JAMA Network Open study found that combined prenatal use of nicotine and cannabis significantly increases risks for adverse perinatal outcomes, such as higher rates of hypertensive disease, preterm delivery, and elevated infant mortality compared to using neither or only one substance.

9 May 2024

Analysis shows gender and racial disparities in pulmonary embolism treatment

New data from the REAL-PE analysis investigated catheter-based pulmonary embolism (PE) treatment, showing women and Black people were less frequently treated with minimally invasive therapy compared to men or non-Black patients.

3 May 2024

Novel dual-action thrombectomy device shows promise in treating acute pulmonary embolism

Late-breaking data from the ENGULF trial showed that a novel dual-action thrombectomy device was effective and safe in treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

3 May 2024

APEX-AV trial shows positive results for catheter-directed thrombectomy in acute pulmonary embolism

New data from the Acute Pulmonary Embolism Extraction Trial with the AlphaVac System (APEX-AX) demonstrated that catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy is safe and effective in patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) with significant improvement in the right ventricle (RV) function and minimal major adverse events.

3 May 2024

Embolism News and Research

European Society of Cardiology highlights underrecognized link between obesity and heart disease

Mass screening for atrial fibrillation with ECG and biomarker fails to prevent stroke in older adults

Edoxaban monotherapy superior to dual therapy in patients with high-risk AF and stable CAD

OCEANIC-AF trial reveals inferiority of asundexian to apixaban for stroke prevention

TAVI patients show no benefit from continuing oral anticoagulants

TCT 2024 to feature latest advances in interventional cardiovascular medicine

Study confirms cardiovascular safety of COVID-19 vaccines among millions of adults in England

COVID vaccines shown to reduce risk of arterial thrombosis

Study finds lower risk of heart attacks and strokes after COVID-19 vaccination

UK coronary heart disease drops 30%, but other heart conditions rise

AI outperforms peers in medical oncology quiz, yet some mistakes could be harmful

Pregnant women less likely to suffer long COVID, study finds

New CT-derived functional imaging software enhances lung diagnosis without contrast dye

Heightened risk of adverse neonatal outcomes from prenatal exposure to both cannabis and nicotine

Analysis shows gender and racial disparities in pulmonary embolism treatment

Novel dual-action thrombectomy device shows promise in treating acute pulmonary embolism

APEX-AV trial shows positive results for catheter-directed thrombectomy in acute pulmonary embolism

Rising trend in atrial fibrillation risk over 20 years heightens concern for related heart and stroke complications

Lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation rises to nearly 31% in recent decade

Migraines and other nontraditional factors linked to higher stroke risk in young adults

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