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AI Measures Fat Around the Heart, a Key to Predicting Heart Attacks

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Given this dismal outcome, the prognosis of CLTI is worse than most cancers.3,4 The global burden of peripheral artery disease. Decline in functional performance predicts later increased mobility loss and mortality in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Heart Assoc. J Vasc Surg. 2023;77:1119-26.

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Generalisability of trials on antithrombotic treatment intensification in patients with cardiovascular disease

Heart BMJ

Eligible and ineligible patients were compared on baseline characteristics, cardiovascular events, major bleeding and mortality.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

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A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Heart attack significantly increases risk of other health conditions

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions, a major new study shows. Up to a third of patients went on to develop heart or kidney failure, 7% had further heart attacks and 38% died from any cause within the nine-year study period.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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Inclusivity in randomised clinical trials: myth or reality?

Heart BMJ

The study aims to evaluate the applicability in the real world of randomised clinical trials (RCT) on antithrombotic treatment in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).

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Johnson and Johnson to Acquire Shockwave Medical

DAIC

With the addition of Shockwave, Johnson & Johnson will expand its MedTech cardiovascular portfolio into two of the highest-growth, innovation-oriented segments of cardiovascular intervention – coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).