Structural Heart Metrics Debut; Amenorrhea-CVD Link; Once-a-Day Antianginal?

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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American societies endorsed that may be used for public reporting and pay-for-performance programs. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

People with moderate aortic stenosis based on aortic valve area nevertheless had in the picture. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

The Abbott showed good performance out to 1 year in an investigational device exemption study. (MassDevice)

Hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are among the cardiovascular risk factors that are common among those around the world. (Nature Human Behavior)

Observational studies link to several cardiovascular risk factors. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Japanese study finds that women show particularly strong links between . (JACC: Asia)

Using for angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be good enough when intravascular ultrasonography is not accessible. (JAMA Cardiology)

Introducing the NORPACS risk score for predicting . (Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions)

The tested better than the GRACE score for predicting mortality after myocardial infarction, thanks in part to its inclusion of heart failure symptoms. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Safety and immunomodulation remain open questions for the following its small phase I trial in people with non-acute myocardial infarction. (eBioMedicine)

Cardiovascular events were halved at a population level in Iranian villages testing a comprising two antihypertensives, one statin, and aspirin. (Heart)

Auxilius Pharma said its investigational AUX-001 extended the half-life of nicorandil in a first-in-human study, setting the stage for a pill .

Neither practice facilitators nor peer coaching helped rural primary care practices to improve . (JAMA Internal Medicine)

Of people with in a Finnish registry, 14% ended up with terminal heart failure within 15 years from presentation. (Circulation)

How feasible is it for a center to switch for acute ischemic stroke? (Stroke)

Multi-society expert consensus recommendations have been released for advanced radionuclide imaging in evaluating . (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

showed promise for adults and children, based on a case series. (HeartRhythm)

A long-term cancer risk tends to accompany persistent and worsening , a Chinese study found. (Cancer)

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