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Prime Locations for AEDs; Fluctuating Lp(a); Formalized Telestroke Training?

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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A study in Taiwan suggested that public automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are optimally located near . (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Many people experienced clinically significant that put them in different risk categories, according to an analysis of U.K. Biobank data. (European Heart Journal)

Gene carriers and relatives from gene-elusive families with a baseline left ventricular maximum wall thickness of ≥10 mm were at the highest risk of (HCM) during follow-up. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Septal myectomy surgery is not necessarily dangerous for , though left ventricular wall asymmetry may be considered a red flag. (Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)

Optimizing guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction could around the world. (JAMA Cardiology)

An unremoved left atrial clot was among the within days of left ventricular assist device implantation. (Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)

Familial risk may be less important in . (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

The got FDA 510(k) clearance to assess plaque morphology, based on CT angiograms, and depict it at the vessel level, Elucid announced.

Before discharge following percutaneous coronary intervention, a was associated with improved participation and reduced delay to the first rehab session. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

performed similarly for atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with already isolated pulmonary veins. (Circulation)

In after coronary artery bypass grafting, prior ischemic stroke, advancing age, history of heart failure, and myocardial infarction were associated with risk of ischemic stroke within a year. (Heart)

A group advocates for to be formally standardized in vascular neurology fellowships. (Stroke)

In those receiving for advanced hematologic malignant neoplasms, left ventricular dysfunction and supraventricular arrhythmia were the most commonly reported cardiovascular complications over short- to midterm follow-up, a meta-analysis found. (JAMA Network Open)

A new Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database risk model was developed to predict . (Annals of Thoracic Surgery)

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