This month: clinicians’ views on CVD prevention, a possible sleep apnea paradox, microplastics in femoral plaque, and more.

Even among light-to-moderate drinkers, cutting back on booze can have a positive effect on blood pressure, researchers showed ...

More work needs to be done to tease out the mechanisms by which GLP-1 RAs lower the risk of MACE, researchers say.

Given that polygenic risk doesn’t change and only needs to be measured once, researchers advocate greater use.

In the recent SOUL trial, the GLP-1 drug reduced the risk of MACE by 14% over 4 years. Next up: a possible obesity indication ...

Experts continue to debate whether the health status benefits are real and enough to justify doing the procedures for severe ...

More focus is needed on female-specific barriers to enrollment and completion of programs that can improve their outcomes.

The “uneven playing field” related to demographics could be smoothed by stroke networks and standardized care.

The results underscore the need to perform CT imaging when deciding between procedures in patients with aortic stenosis.

Polypills for HFrEF are being tested in RCTs, and if they’re approved, experts want to be ready for their rollout and use.

Even limited use of veins appears to diminish the long-term benefits of an all-arterial approach,” says Alistair Royse.