Preventive Cardiology

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February 20, 2024/Preventive Cardiology

Link Discovered Between Excess Niacin and Cardiovascular Disease

Newly identified pathway may explain the so-called niacin paradox

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January 4, 2024/Preventive Cardiology

Lipoprotein(a): Progress on One of the Last Untreatable Frontiers of Cardiovascular Risk

It's time to increase testing for this major cardiovascular risk factor in advance of new therapies

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November 20, 2023/Preventive Cardiology

Semaglutide Shows Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention Benefits in Patients Without Diabetes

Findings establish overweight/obesity as a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease

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November 13, 2023/Preventive Cardiology

Novel siRNA Reduces Lipoprotein(a) by More Than 90% for 48 Weeks

Undetectable levels achieved for nearly nine months in phase 1 trial

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September 26, 2023/Preventive Cardiology

Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Improves Accuracy of Cardiovascular Risk Screening

Observational study supports adding CAC score to traditional risk factors for precision medicine approach

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September 11, 2023/Preventive Cardiology

Lorundrostat Safely Lowers Blood Pressure in Uncontrolled Hypertension in Phase 2 Trial

Results inform dose selection for further trials of the aldosterone synthase inhibitor

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Lack of Broadband-Quality Internet Undercuts Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Rates of CR eligibility high and internet access low among older patients in rural areas

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CLEAR Outcomes Subanalysis Shows Strong Primary Prevention Effect for Bempedoic Acid

Robust reductions in cardiac events seen in high-risk patients without prior events

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March 8, 2023/Preventive Cardiology

Coronary Artery Calcium Correlates With Carotid Plaque but Not Significant Carotid Stenosis

Retrospective findings from an executive health program spur interest in broader studies

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March 7, 2023/Preventive Cardiology

Targeting Inflammation Is Best Way to Reduce Residual Risk in Statin-Treated Patients, Study Suggests

Inflammation found more predictive of events than LDL-C in pooled analysis of RCTs

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