Salt Subs in Normal BP; Stroke Thrombectomy Without $$; Walmart's CVD Blood Test

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Cardio Break over a computer rendering of a heart.

Among commonly used glucose-lowering medications for type 2 diabetes, was tied to a particularly robust reduction of cardiovascular events. (Circulation)

Fewer than half of Americans know their , an Ohio State University survey found.

In older adults with normal blood pressure, was associated with less incident hypertension without hypotension being a significant side effect. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Even outside first world countries, proved beneficial without requiring costly imaging equipment, the RESILIENT-Extend trial showed at the International Stroke Conference (ISC).

reduced recurrent strokes and improved functional outcomes in patients with mild ischemic strokes -- though bleeding was several times more likely than with delaying the statin, according to the INSPIRES trial, also at ISC.

There has been imperfect adherence to the in Canadian primary care. (JAMA Network Open)

People getting had their survival odds fall from 22% after 1 minute to <1% after 39 minutes. (BMJ)

Cardio Diagnostics announced that its for heart attack and coronary disease risk are coming soon to retail customers at select Walmart Supercenters.

Do top-tier transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) centers also produce the ? Perhaps not, according to TVT registry data. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Low-risk patients with aortic stenosis had similar outcomes 10 years after randomization to in the NOTION trial. (European Heart Journal)

In some patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, was associated with short-term improvement in maximal functional capacity. (JAMA Cardiology)

Cardio-oncology patients on cancer therapy show a relationship between in research highlighted by the American College of Cardiology.

Another study finds a link between , especially in lower-income countries. (Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine)

Scientists discovered after developing a way to map genetic variants to gene expression to biological function. (Nature)

Scientists were able to partially reverse the effects of pregestational diabetes in the lab thanks to heart organoids that simulate . (Stem Cell Reports)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for , where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.