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Various microplastics can accumulate and persist in the heart and its innermost tissues. The findings show how invasive medical procedures are an overlooked route of microplastics exposure.

In patients with acute myocardial infarction and subsequent cardiogenic shock, ECLS therapy plus intensive care unit optimal medical therapy was compared with optimal medical therapy at the intensive care unit alone.

Higher stroke risk among females with atrial fibrillation may be related to sex-based disparities in cardiovascular care, according to a new study.

The trial demonstrated the success of Muvalaplin - the first oral drug ever developed to target Lp(a) - effectively lowering levels by up to 65%. It works by disrupting the ability for Lp(a) to form in the body.

The researchers analyzed data from over 9,600 young adults between the ages of 33 and 44 in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) — a robust, nationally representative dataset.

Researchers found that DCM patients with advanced heart disease, defined as having a heart transplant or left ventricular assist device (LVAD), are nearly 2 ½ times more likely to have a mutation in a relevant DCM gene than those with less...

The COP-AF trial evaluated whether colchicine reduced occurrence of perioperative AF and myocardial injury after patients underwent non-cardiac thoracic surgery.

NOAH-AFNET 6 was the first trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial high rate episodes (AHRE), but without ECG-documented atrial fibrillation.

The MULTISTARS AMI trial investigated whether immediate complete revascularization at the time of primary PCI was non-inferior to staged (within 19 to 45 days) multivessel PCI.

OCTOBER was the first adequately powered clinical trial to examine whether routine use of OCT during PCI of complex bifurcation lesions improves clinical outcomes.