American Heart Association cardiovascular health metrics and cancer outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun 27, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on American Heart Association cardiovascular health metrics and cancer outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Highlights • Higher American Heart Association (AHA) cardiovascular health (CVH) scores are associated with lower overall cancer incidence and mortality in meta-analysis. • Moderate and high CVH scores reduce overall…
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Comparative validation of risk scores for in-hospital complications following chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Jun 27, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparative validation of risk scores for in-hospital complications following chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention
Highlights • Head-to-head external validation of BMC2 and PROGRESS-CTO scores in CTO-PCI. • BMC2 showed excellent discrimination for in-hospital mortality in CTO-PCI. • PROGRESS-CTO demonstrated moderate accuracy for procedure-related complications….
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Impact of total stent length on long-term outcomes with different newer-generation drug-eluting stent designs in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A subgroup analysis from the BIOSTEMI ES randomized trial

Jun 27, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Impact of total stent length on long-term outcomes with different newer-generation drug-eluting stent designs in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A subgroup analysis from the BIOSTEMI ES randomized trial
Highlights • A TSL >40 mm is associated with an increased risk of patient-oriented, but not device-related, clinical outcomes at 5 years following primary PCI with newer-generation DES. • Contemporary…
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Characterization of biomarker profiles in patients with coronary artery disease: A prospective coronary computed tomography angiography study

Jun 27, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Characterization of biomarker profiles in patients with coronary artery disease: A prospective coronary computed tomography angiography study
HIGHLIGHTS • Patients with different stages of coronary artery disease exhibit significant differences in novel biomarkers. • Lp(a) appears to play a key role in early plaque development in patients…
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Assessment of the gradient gap after TAVR with balloon and self-expandable valves: Analysis of a large patient cohort

Jun 27, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Assessment of the gradient gap after TAVR with balloon and self-expandable valves: Analysis of a large patient cohort
Highlights • Echocardiography systematically overestimates post-TAVR gradients compared with invasive measurements, particularly with balloon-expandable valves. • Gradient discrepancy (Echo-Invasive) was not linked to increased 30-day or 1-year mortality. • Female…
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Systemic inflammation, myocardial fibrosis, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV

Jun 27, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Systemic inflammation, myocardial fibrosis, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV
ABSTRACT Background People living with HIV experience accelerated aging, increasing their risk of age-related diseases. Chronic inflammation may play an important role in premature vascular aging and myocardial fibrosis, leading…
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Enhancing invasive coronary function testing: Multivessel assessment of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA)

Jun 27, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Enhancing invasive coronary function testing: Multivessel assessment of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA)
ABSTRACT Background Invasive coronary function testing (ICFT) is the gold standard for diagnosing coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) and is predominantly performed in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). However,…
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