SNAP Benefits and BP Meds; Post-PCI Anticoagulation Flop; CPAP's Potential Harm

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Receipt of was associated with better adherence to antihypertensive medications. (JAMA Network Open)

A is intended to reduce the risk of commotio cordis in athletes. (Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology)

For those undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, was of no short-term clinical benefit, a randomized trial found. (Circulation)

did not improve outcomes for high-risk patients who underwent stenting for multivessel or left main coronary artery disease in the POST-PCI trial. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Areas with more bars and restaurants tended to have residents at . (Circulation: Heart Failure)

Severe maternal grief -- namely related to the loss of a partner or older child or unnatural loss of a close family member -- before or during pregnancy was tied to an up to middle-age in the child. (JACC: Heart Failure)

New artificial intelligence ECG-based model better predicted than a conventional ECG risk score. (Communications Medicine)

The evidence for grows with 1-year results from a European registry. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Beware of vascular complications from left atrial appendage occlusion . (EP Europace)

Five-year results of for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy showed symptom improvement and better hemodynamics in a small cohort. (Heart)

Could result in unexpected proinflammatory effects that hurt cardiovascular health? (eBioMedicine)

UChicago Medicine and one of its cardiothoracic surgeons are being sued for alleged negligence leading to the from surgical complications after a mitral valve annuloplasty and septal shaving. (Becker's Hospital Review)

Two studies suggesting there is were published in the BMJ.

People with HIV may have attributed to changes in noncalcified plaque volume, lipid oxidation, and arterial inflammation. (JAMA Cardiology)

Four genetic mutations in non-coding regions may enhance the activity of . (Nature Genetics)

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