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Functional assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a review

Heart BMJ

A significant proportion of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD). The best way to treat these patients is contentious.

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Solving the riddle of the sphingolipids in coronary artery disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

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Unhealthy behaviors contribute to more coronary artery disease deaths in the poor

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher rates of death from coronary artery disease compared to higher socioeconomic status, and more than half of the disparities can be explained by four unhealthy behaviors, according to a new study.

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Insulin sensitivity estimates and their longitudinal association with coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes. Does it matter?

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Insulin resistance and chronic kidney disease are both associated with increased coronary artery disease risk. Many formulae estimating glucose disposal rate in type 1 diabetes infer insulin sensitivity from c.

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Transcriptomic signatures of subcutaneous adipose tissue in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease: a pilot study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The exact role of subcutaneous adipose tissue in the interplay between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is yet to be determined. These preliminary results provide fertile ground for further research of potential targets for patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease.

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Dual-task training and cognitive performance in individuals with coronary artery disease and/or heart failure: a systematic review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionDual-task training (DTT) emerged as a promising intervention strategy to improve cognition in individuals with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). MethodThis systematic review includes intervention and observational studies that assessed motor-cognitive DTT on CP in individuals with CAD and/or HF.

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Photon-Counting CT Improves Coronary Artery Disease Assessment

DAIC

Coronary CT angiography for the suspected progression of known coronary artery disease in a 56-year-old female patient. mm (green outline) section thickness show the respective calcified plaque (arrowheads) and coronary stenosis (inset images). Curved multiplanar reconstructions with 0.6-mm