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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Ezetimibe Plus Statins Equals Better Outcomes

CardiacWire

Digging through decades of data from PubMed, Embase, and ClinicalTrials.gov, researchers pooled all relevant articles published through June 2024 (108k patients) and found that a combination lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) of statins plus ezetimibe led to significantly better CV outcomes compared to statin monotherapy.

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Findings from MOST Trial Presented at ISC24: Blood thinners added to clot-busting medication did not improve stroke outcomes

DAIC

Findings from the highly-anticipated MOST (Multi-Arm Optimization of Stroke Thrombolysis) trial were presented on the first day of the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference, ISC 2024, being held through Feb. The study was looking for improvement in functional outcomes at 90 days.

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RapidAI Announces Late-Breaking Abstract Simultaneously Published in NEJM; Highlights Key Data Revealed at ISC 2024

DAIC

milla1cf Tue, 02/13/2024 - 17:52 February 13, 2024 — RapidAI , the global leader in developing Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and clinical workflow solutions to combat life-threatening neurovascular, cardiac, and vascular diseases, today announced the publication of the TIMELESS trial in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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New Study Reveals Age-related Brain Changes Influence Recovery After Stroke

DAIC

The study was published online on May 3, 2024, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. A stroke often leads to motor impairment, which is traditionally linked to the extent of damage to the corticospinal tract (CST), a crucial brain pathway for motor control.

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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

DAIC

milla1cf Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:00 January 29, 2024 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released late-breaking research scheduled for presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting taking place January 27 - 29 in San Antonio.

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Heart Rhythm Society’s HRX 2024 to Draw Cardiovascular Innovators to Atlanta

DAIC

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is preparing for HRX 2024, the third annual event of its kind, which will be held from September 5-7, 2024, in Atlanta, GA, gathering cardiovascular health innovators together to explore discoveries and advance partnerships between medicine and technology. On Thursday, Sept. On Thursday, Sept.