HUDDLE: Cross-sectional study finds large gap between hypertension prevalence and awareness among former NFL athletes
Key Points: Little is known about the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors…
Health 360x: Medical assistants more likely to complete training and remain in clinical research in community practices
Key Points: Research coordinators embedded in community-based practices can help ensure that…
HeLP: Behavioral interventions improve cardiac rehabilitation attendance among recently hospitalized patients with lower SES
Key Points: Low-SES patients are less likely to attend CR following hospitalization…
MINT subgroup analysis: Among patients with acute MI and anemia, a restrictive transfusion strategy was associated with higher rates of death and MI at 30 days
Key Points: The MINT trial found that among patients with acute MI…
Routine Assessment of Patient-Reported Health Status in Academic Clinics Did Not Improve Patient-Reported Health-Status: The PRO-HF Trial
Key Points: The latest AHA/ACC Heart Failure (HF) guidelines recommend routine assessment…
A Spirituality-Based Intervention Improves Blood Pressure Control and Central Hemodynamics: The FEEL Trial
Key Points: HTN is a leading cause of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and…
Simultaneous Team-Based Remote Education and Medication Titration Increases Diabetes Medication Prescription Compared to a Sequential Approach: The Diabetes Remote Intervention to ImproVe Use of Evidence-based Medications (DRIVE) Study
Key Points: Despite demonstrated effectiveness of many SGLT2-inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists at…
No Benefit of Long-Term Beta-Blockers after MI with Preserved EF: REDUCE AMI Trial
Key Points -Beta blocker therapy in patients with acute MI is the…
TACT2: Chelation therapy with EDTA does not improve cardiovascular outcomes in post-MI patients with diabetes
Key Points: EDTA is a highly effective chelator of the ubiquitous pollutants…
ULTIMATE-DAPT: De-escalating to ticagrelor alone after 1 month reduced bleeding without an increase in ischemic events compared to continuous DAPT through 1 year
Key Points: The optimal time to de-escalate from DAPT to SAPT following…
LIBerate-HR Trial: Lerodalcibep, A Small-Binding Protein Based PCSK9 Inhibitor Administered Monthly Significantly Lowered LDL-C
Key Points - Newer cholesterol guidelines advise lower target values for LDL-C…
BRIDGE-TIMI 73a Trial: Olezarsen significantly reduces triglyceride levels among patients with hypertriglyceridemia and elevated CV risk
Key Points: Olezarsen is an antisense oligonucleotide which targets messenger RNA for…
Targeting Weight Loss to Personalize the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Key Points: There is uncertainty determining who is likely to develop dysglycemia…
AEGIS-II: Apo A-I Infusions Did Not Reduce 90-Day MACE but Trended Towards Reduction in CV Death and MI
Key Points: Post-MI adverse cardiovascular events remain high despite robust evidence-based antiplatelet,…
Self-Expanding Evolut Valve non-inferior to Balloon-Expandable SAPIEN Valve in Severe Aortic Stenosis and Small Aortic Annuli
Key Points: The SMART trial is the first randomized non-inferiority trial to…
A single SC dose of Zilebesiran reduced systolic blood pressure in uncontrolled hypertension: KARDIA-2
Key Points: Zilebesiran is a subcutaneous injectable that targets hepatic angiotensinogen (AGT)…
BE ACTIVE RCT: Financial incentive and gamification strategies borrowed from behavioral economics increased physical activity among adults at elevated ASCVD risk
Key Points: The majority of US adults at elevated risk for ASCVD…
Self-monitoring and physician-optimized antihypertensive titration post-partum decreases BP during the first 9 months
Key Points: Up to 1 in 10 women experience a hypertensive disorder…
Novel RNA interference therapeutic Zilebesiran results in dose-dependent sustained BP reduction
Key Points: Uncontrolled hypertension is a major public health concern, and this…
VERVE-101, a novel DNA-base editing medication, results in dose-dependent reductions in blood PCSK9 and LDL-C
Key Points: Despite the advent of PCSK9 inhibitors, the majority of patients…