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Impact of Smokeless Oral Nicotine Products on Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Critical components and policy initiatives include clinicians emphasizing the prevention of tobacco product initiation and supporting cessation with established pharmacological and behavioral tobacco dependence treatment therapies as primary goals for achieving an end to commercial tobacco and nicotine addiction.

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Beyond LDL-C: unravelling the residual atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk landscape—focus on hypertriglyceridaemia

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AimsHistorically, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk profile mitigation has had a predominant focus on low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Results from pharmacologically lowering triglyceride are conflicting.

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Endothelial lipid droplets suppress eNOS to link high fat consumption to blood pressure elevation

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Metabolic syndrome, today affecting more than 20% of the US population, is a group of 5 conditions that often coexist and that strongly predispose to cardiovascular disease. How these conditions are linked mechanistically remains unclear, especially two of these: obesity and elevated blood pressure.

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Lipoprotein(a) as a Pharmacological Target: Premises, Promises, and Prospects

Circulation

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a major health concern worldwide and requires effective preventive measures. Circulation, Volume 151, Issue 6 , Page 400-415, February 11, 2025.

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American College of Cardiology (ACC) Program Set for Cardiac Oncology Conference, “Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient”

DAIC

Optional Pre-conference Workshop to be held Friday afternoon includes a number of topics: Pharmacology 101 Pharmacology 101 – Workshop: Alana Ferrari, PharmD, BCOP How Do I Grow My Career in Cardio-Oncology? Course Vice Chair is Richard Cheng, MD, MSc, FACC , University of Washington. Friday, February 9 Registration (1:00 - 6:00 p.m.)

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Embedding innovation in clinical practice to improve patient care across cardiovascular disease

The British Journal of Cardiology

Faculty member Affiliation Professor Amitava Banerjee Professor of Clinical Data Science, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London; Consultant Cardiologist, University College London Hospitals and Barts Health NHS Trust Professor Sir Mark Caulfield Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Queen Mary Un.

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Abstract WP306: Exploring the Cardiovascular Effect and Downstream Proteomic Signature of Pharmacologic Targeting of Circulating Adiponectin Levels in a Drug-Target Mendelian Randomization Framework

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Previous studies have suggested that increased body fat is associated with elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We have previously shown that apart from common vascular risk factor modification, adipose tissue-specific factors, such as adiponectin, may mediate the relationship between body fat and vascular risk.