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Winning the Battle Against Atherosclerosis: Practical, Proactive Solutions

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Explore actionable, evidence-based strategies to combat traditional and emerging risk factors, with a focus on precision approaches and primordial prevention. Precision Medicine: Personalizing Prevention for Better Outcomes Precision medicine provides tools to customize prevention and treatment plans based on individual risk factors.

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Roche's Lp(a) Gen.2 Molarity Assay Receives FDA Clearance

DAIC

Lp(a) is emerging as an important, yet under-recognized, potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its ability to promote the development of plaques within artery walls, clot formation and aortic valve calcification. 2022 Aug, 80 (9) 934946 Kronenberg F. Circulation. Arnett DK et al. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000677.

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Forecasting the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. The human capital approach was used to estimate productivity losses from morbidity and premature mortality due to cardiovascular conditions.RESULTS:One in 3 US adults received care for a cardiovascular risk factor or condition in 2020.

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Cerebral Hemodynamic Impairment and Cognitive Dysfunction in APOE4 Carriers With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis/Occlusion

Journal of the American Heart Association

Therefore, we clinically investigate whetherAPOE4contributes to cerebral hemodynamic and cognitive impairment in subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis or occlusion.Methods and ResultsA crosssectional observational study was conducted between January 2017 and March 2022.

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2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. In addition, new recommendations addressing atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic risk assessment, anticoagulation, left atrial appendage occlusion, atrial fibrillation catheter or surgical ablation, and risk factor modification and atrial fibrillation prevention have been developed.

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Abstract 4119868: Statin and PCSK9 Inhibitor Utilization and Spending in Medicaid between 2018 to 2022: A National Analysis

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4119868-A4119868, November 12, 2024. Introduction:Low-income working-aged adults in the Medicaid program have a high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease, but often face barriers accessing necessary therapies. million in 2022, representing a 0.4% million to $226.8

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The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life’s Essential 8: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. To reduce morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease, an urgent need exists to improve cardiovascular health among US adults. High-quality primary care is person-centered, team-based, community-aligned, and designed to provide affordable optimized health care.