Race-neutral CVD risk models show parity gains but create clinical harms for Black adults in cohort study
Study compares three heart risk models, finds trade-offs in fairness and accuracy
A retrospective cohort study of 3,241 Black and White adults without known CVD compared three 10-year risk prediction models.
Swapping race for social factors in heart risk tools improved fairness scores but caused some Black patients to miss out on needed preventiv…
Lipidomics analysis identifies three molecular phenogroups in HFpEF, including high-risk group
Could a simple blood test reveal which heart failure patients face the highest risk?
An observational cohort study of 177 HFpEF patients and non-HF subjects in Belgian and Canadian cohorts used plasma lipidomics to identify t…
Blood fat patterns group heart failure patients into distinct types, revealing one high-risk group with severe scarring and lower survival c…
Systemic inflammation indices MLR, SIRI, and AISI associated with carotid plaques in ACS patients
Could simple blood tests help spot hidden stroke risk after a heart attack?
A retrospective cohort study of 7178 ACS patients found that higher MLR, SIRI, and AISI indices were associated with increased odds of carot…
Simple blood tests can flag hidden stroke risk after a heart attack by spotting dangerous plaque buildup in the neck.
Machine learning models predict mortality in ICU patients with coronary artery disease
Machine learning models predict mortality risk in ICU patients with heart disease
A retrospective cohort study of 15,930 critically ill patients with coronary artery disease developed machine learning models to predict mor…
New computer models can predict which critically ill heart patients face higher risks of dying within 28 days or a year, helping doctors spo…
Planned HF hospitalization program linked to lower costs, shorter stays in small retrospective study
Planned hospitalizations for heart failure linked to lower costs and shorter stays
A retrospective single-center study of 20 patients with recurrent HF hospitalizations compared the Kurume-HEARTS program (planned hospitaliz…
A structured heart failure program lowered costs and shortened stays compared to unplanned emergency visits, though it did not reduce how of…
Beta-blocker discontinuation noninferior to continuation in stable post-MI patients without heart failure
Stable heart attack patients may safely stop beta-blockers after one year, study finds
A randomized, open-label, noninferiority trial in 2540 stable post-MI patients with LVEF ≥40% and no heart failure who had received beta-blo…
Stable heart attack patients who stop beta-blockers after a year face similar risks to those who keep taking them, according to a major stud…
Left atrial appendage closure fails noninferiority test versus medical therapy in high-risk AF patients
Study finds device for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation not as effective as medical therapy
A multicenter RCT in Germany randomized 912 high-risk AF patients to catheter-based left atrial appendage closure or physician-directed best…
A new German study found that a heart device to prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation was not as effective as standard blood-thinning medic…
Algorithm identifies macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia circuits with 88% accuracy in retrospective study
Algorithm helps identify heart rhythm pathways in patients with scar-related atrial tachycardia
A retrospective observational study of 51 patients with 60 macro-reentrant scar-related AT cases found an automated LAT-derived graph algori…
A new computer algorithm correctly identified abnormal heart rhythm pathways in scar tissue 88% of the time, helping doctors map complex ele…
CTO PCI does not affect diastolic coupling in STEMI patients; elevated baseline LACI predicts mortality
Does opening a blocked artery after a heart attack help the heart relax?
In this RCT of 200 STEMI patients with concurrent CTO, CTO PCI did not significantly affect left atrioventricular coupling index (LACI) at 4…
Opening a blocked artery after a heart attack doesn't help the heart relax, but early heart relaxation scores predict who is most at risk of…
Very high-intensity statin with ezetimibe lowers LDL-C more than high-intensity regimen after AMI
Can a stronger statin dose after a heart attack lower cholesterol more?
A single-center RCT of 220 AMI patients compared very high-intensity vs.
A stronger statin dose after a heart attack lowers bad cholesterol better but causes more side effects, forcing some patients to cut back on…
Factor XIa inhibitors show higher stroke risk but lower bleeding risk versus DOACs in atrial fibrillation
New blood thinners cut bleeding risk but triple stroke risk in heart rhythm patients
A meta-analysis of 3 RCTs in 16,845 patients with atrial fibrillation found Factor XIa inhibitors were associated with a 3.32 times higher r…
New blood thinners for atrial fibrillation cut bleeding risk by 59% but triple the risk of stroke, raising concerns they may be too gentle t…
LLM ensemble shows potential for PCI decision support in retrospective analysis of 93 patients
AI models show promise for heart procedure decisions but need more testing
A retrospective cohort study of 93 patients from Ruijin Hospital evaluated 15 large language model versions for PCI decision support.
Combining multiple AI models improved heart procedure advice, but performance gaps appeared at specific ages like 73, 75, and 76.