💬 Viewpoint: In #Cardiology, shrinking newsrooms, social media, and #AI may erode independent medical #journalism and blur the line between reporting, promotion, and opinion. ja.ma/4AY6Rjf

📊 Meta-analysis: In adults with and without #ChronicKidneyDisease, intensive blood pressure lowering reduced major cardiovascular events by 15% per 10-mm Hg lower systolic blood pressure. ja.ma/4s03YdN

💬 Viewpoint: In #Cardiology, shrinking newsrooms, social media, and #AI may erode independent medical #journalism and blur the line between reporting, promotion, and opinion. ja.ma/4zitWvc

Meta-analysis: In adults with and without #ChronicKidneyDisease, intensive blood pressure lowering reduced major cardiovascular events by 15% per 10-mm Hg lower systolic blood pressure. ja.ma/4hxhSAp

Among men in 2 cohort studies, hematologic loss of chromosome Y was associated with higher risk of incident #AbdominalAorticAneurysm but not #ThoracicAorticAneurysm. ja.ma/4d5PMcY

Among patients with #HeartFailure with reduced ejection fraction in Sri Lanka, a once-daily polypill improved composite guideline-directed medical therapy adherence vs usual care. ja.ma/4AKj9f8

This case report discusses a finding of ectopic hepatic tissue near the inferior vena cava orifice found on incidental examination of a 31-year-old pregnant woman. ja.ma/4deueL7

💬 Viewpoint: #RheumaticHeartDisease remains a major cause of death and disability, especially in low- and middle-income countries, despite effective prevention with penicillin. ja.ma/4d9GkVT

Among patients undergoing #CoronaryArteryBypassGrafting, no-touch saphenous vein harvesting was not associated with lower 7-year risk of death, myocardial infarction, or repeat revascularization vs conventional harvesting. ja.ma/4hyYBgA

💬 Editorial: A once-daily #HeartFailure polypill improved adherence and reduced pill burden vs usual care in a randomized implementation trial in Sri Lanka. ja.ma/3VYHk9o

Among patients hospitalized for #HeartFailure, most had multiple overlapping #CardiovascularKidneyMetabolic conditions, and increasing multimorbidity was associated with higher mortality and readmission risk. ja.ma/4xRFjJC

💬 Editorial: Global #HeartFailure prevalence has increased substantially, and better prevention of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and rheumatic heart disease may help reduce future burden. ja.ma/4iSkKZJ

Globally, #HeartFailure affected an estimated 56 million people in 2023, with increasing burden largely associated with population growth and aging. ja.ma/4AVWa0G

Higher #Lipoprotein(a) levels were associated with progressively greater odds of incident #VenousThromboembolism, with stronger associations at higher thresholds. ja.ma/4ySIL7D

Among patients with #HeartFailure and left ventricular ejection fraction ≥40%, undiagnosed #ChronicKidneyDisease was common and was associated with higher cardiovascular death and total heart failure event rates vs no chronic kidney disease. ja.ma/4yPW4Wi

Among older adults, worsening #Frailty, lower intrinsic capacity, and poorer physical health-related quality of life preceded #CardiovascularDisease events and accelerated in the 5 years before onset. ja.ma/4ryGvQI

BLE-enabled #Pacemakers broadcast unique identifiers and were detectable at distances substantially greater than those used clinically in ex vivo testing, raising privacy and cybersecurity concerns. ja.ma/4huKEkX

📝 Viewpoint: #CoronaryComputedTomographyAngiography plaque analysis has prognostic value, but current evidence does not support its use as a screening tool for asymptomatic adults. ja.ma/3UW7RUt

🧬 Viewpoint: Current therapies for #InheritedCardiomyopathy do not prevent progressive heart failure, but #GeneticTherapy may offer future approaches that target the underlying molecular cause of disease. ja.ma/46M9jvv

A 54-year-old woman presents with subacute exertional dyspnea after heavy lifting and a history of chronic repetitive upper-limb strain from caregiving. What would you do next? ja.ma/4xYg1dL

An Axillary Mass in Pulmonary Embolism

A 54-year-old woman presents with subacute exertional dyspnea after heavy lifting and a history of chronic repetitive upper-limb strain from caregiving. What would you do next?

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📊 Among adults with cardiovascular disease and overweight or obesity without diabetes, #Semaglutide showed cardiovascular benefit across levels of #Frailty, with no clear evidence that frailty reduced treatment efficacy. ja.ma/4xXw7UF

Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide According to Frailty Status

This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial evaluates whether frailty modifies the efficacy and safety of the GLP-1 RA semaglutide in adults with cardiovascular disease and overweight/obesity.

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In patients with #Cancer, immune checkpoint inhibitors, vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors, or both were not associated with increased arterial inflammation on #Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography at 24 weeks. ja.ma/4r4stpE

In patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, finerenone consistently lowered systolic blood pressure and reduced cardiovascular deaths and heart failure events, independent of baseline blood pressure. ja.ma/45yarlM

Finerenone and Blood Pressure in Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction

This randomized clinical trial analyzes whether finerenone lowers blood pressure and whether its cardiovascular benefits in patients with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction heart failure depend on baseline blood pressure or blood-pressure reduction.

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This case report discusses a case of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in an adult male with non–small cell lung cancer. ja.ma/3UDswwe

Abnormal Echocardiogram in the Setting of Malignancy

This case report discusses a case of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in an adult male with non–small cell lung cancer.

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Dual-phase computed tomography demonstrated acute cardiac tamponade developing within seconds in a hemodynamically stable patient with type A aortic dissection, highlighting the need for immediate surgical readiness. ja.ma/4wAC0pt

Cardiac Tamponade Captured in Dual-Phase Computed Tomography

This case report discusses instantaneous cardiac tamponade due to hemorrhagic pericardial effusion captured on computed tomography imaging in a previously hemodynamically stable patient with acute chest pain.

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🩺 In Japan, elective #AtrialFibrillation ablation was associated with low in-hospital mortality during a decade of rapid expansion, with no evidence that broader adoption reduced procedural safety. #ESCCongress ja.ma/4xklafG

💬 Editorial: In #TransthyretinCardiacAmyloidosis, machine learning-based risk prediction may improve baseline prognostic assessment compared with static National Amyloidosis Centre and Mayo staging systems in treated populations. #ESCCongress ja.ma/4ccVOYP

In patients with #TransthyretinCardiacAmyloidosis, a machine learning-based model predicted all-cause mortality and #HeartFailure hospitalization more accurately than the National Amyloidosis Centre and Mayo Clinic staging systems. #ESCCongress ja.ma/4xo8STz

A locally deployable #Electrocardiogram-based deep learning model identified #TransthyretinAmyloidCardiomyopathy across multinational cohorts and may help prioritize selected patients for confirmatory evaluation. #ESCCongress ja.ma/4xpdXuO

📊 Research Summary: In patients w/ left ventricular ejection fraction of 36% to 50% and myocardial scar on #CardiovascularMagneticResonance, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy lowered sudden cardiac death vs an implantable loop recorder. ja.ma/4izFqFv