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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

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ET Main Tent (Hall B1) - A Double-blind, Randomized Placebo Procedure-controlled Trial of an Interatrial Shunt in Patients with HFrEF and HFpEF: Principal Results From the RELIEVE-HF Trial - Empagliflozin After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results of the EMPACT-MI Trial - CSL112 (Apolipoprotein A-I) Infusions and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients (..)

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Highlights of ACC 2024

Cardiology Update

EMPACT-MI 1 ( NCT04509674 ) studied the effects of empagliflozin in patients who have experienced myocardial infarction (MI). STEP-HFpEF DM 5 ( NCT04916470 ) explored the effects of semaglutide in obesity-related HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and type 2 diabetes. in the medical therapy group.

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5 Most-Cited Takeaways From the 19th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Emerging Risk Factors: Non-traditional factors such as the microbiome, pollution, and somatic mutations are increasingly linked to “SMuRFless” myocardial infarction (MI) cases. Elevated Lp(a) is associated with complex, difficult-to-treat atherosclerotic lesions and fast-progressing plaques.

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