Management of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia on TKI therapy is an attainable and feasible approach. In patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) being treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), cardiovascular (CV) events are one of the most common complications, according to Carmen Díaz Pedroche, MD, and colleagues. Therefore, Dr. Díaz […]
Introduction COVID-19 has been associated with cardiovascular complications,1 specifically self-controlled case series (SCCS) studies show elevated myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke incidences following infection.2–4 Results from Sweden found two-fold increases in first MI and ischemic stroke in the two weeks and one month, respectively, after COVID-19.2 A cohort analysis conducted using the same dataset supported the […]
01 Sep 2023 — Biotransformation and fermentation specialist Gnosis by Lesaffre has received clinical substantiation from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for the cardiovascular measurements of its MenaQ7 Vitamin K2 in postmenopausal women. In a research abstract presented by lead author and Ph.D. student Femke de Vries at the annual meeting of ESC this […]
He said the Hot Line late-breaking session 4 included four studies that will likely have help increase the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the cath lab when performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). These included ILUMIEN IV, OCTIVUS, OCTOBER, and an OCT vs. IVUS vs. angiography use meta-analysis. “These trials showed […]
Higher rates of stroke in women with atrial fibrillation may partly be explained by inequities in cardiovascular care and older age, according to new research published in the European Heart Journal.1 Previous studies have suggested that female sex is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation-associated stroke. There are some explanations for why this may be […]
All patients underwent both CTA and ICA before TAVR, but the authors blinded themselves to ICA results to focus on the effectiveness of CTA. CTA coronary reconstruction was used to assess each patient’s left main coronary artery, proximal left anterior descending coronary artery, proximal left circumflex coronary artery, and proximal right coronary artery. At that […]
Gnosis by Lesaffre has announced the results of a recent study that found menaquinone-7 (MK-7), marketed as MenaQ7 by Gnosis, may attenuate arterial stiffness in post-menopausal women. An abstract discussing these results was presented on August 27 at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, by its lead author and PhD student, Femke de Vries. […]
Share on Pinterestandresr/Getty Images Reducing arterial plaque shows significant improvements in heart attack and stroke risk. A large meta-analysis looked at more than 20 studies published in the last 20 years. Lipid-lowering therapies like statins are effective at lowering cholesterol, reducing plaque, and lowering risk of cardiovascular disease A new study finds that reducing fatty […]
Pitavastatin calcium can reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) in patients with HIV infection, according to the results of a phase 3 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Image credit: peterschreiber.media | stock.adobe.com “Overall, event rates increased with increasing risk categories for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the trial. As […]
As genetic and genomic research continues to rapidly evolve, scientists and researchers are gaining a deeper understanding of the role of genetics in health and disease. However, integrating genetics and genomics into routine clinical care has been a much slower process, hampered, in part, by the lack of comprehensive knowledge of the latest genetic testing […]