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TCT: TAVR, SAVR Comparable for Severe Aortic Stenosis, Small Aortic Annulus
Valve hemodynamic results do not differ significantly with TAVR, SAVR for severe aortic stenosis and small aortic annulus
Infertility Tied to Poorer Cardiovascular Health in Women
Findings show significantly lower American Heart Association Life’s Essential 8 scores across multiple domains
Prediabetes Linked to Incident Cardiovascular Disease
In U.K. cohort, association varied with ethnicity and with prediabetes definition criterion
Migraine With Aura ID’d as Independent Risk Factor for A-Fib
Novel AI ECG algorithm shows patients with MwA have higher AF prediction model output, indicating higher probability of atrial fibrillation
Many Americans Qualify As ‘Overfat’
Overfat individuals have excess body fat, regardless of scale/BMI values, researchers say
Hospitals Struggling to Reach Time-Related Treatment Goals for STEMI
Authors say pandemic-related issues, including staffing, pose challenges
Three Interventions Could Cut Cardiovascular Deaths
High impact possible with worldwide efforts to lower blood pressure, cut sodium, eliminate trans fat
Albuminuria Down in Adults With Newly Diagnosed T2DM
Improvements seen in glycemic, blood pressure, lipid control within the population partly explain decrease in albuminuria
Accelerated Pacing Improves Quality of Life in HFpEF Patients
Improvement seen in health-related quality of life, NT-proBNP levels, activity levels, and device-detected atrial fibrillation
Review: Interventions Don’t Promote Exercise in Rural Adults
No effect seen for interventions to increase physical activity, decrease sedentary behavior in rural adults