SGLT2 inhibitors may slow the progression of nonsevere aortic stenosis (AS), according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, compared with those without, had a higher incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study of 5.5 million Danish citizens, published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.

A history of prior heart failure (HF) was found to influence prognostic implications of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in patients hospitalized for HF, with permutations of prior HF, prior AFib and AFib as presenting rhythm differentiating outcome, according to a study in JACC: Heart Failure.

Among patients with intermediate stage significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR), one-year survival was higher when treated with tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge-repair (T-TEER) compared with conservative treatment, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. This survival benefit was not observed in patients at early or advanced stages of disease.

The definition of a high-risk plaque should be expanded beyond the traditional focus on plaque rupture and a thin-cap fibroatheroma in the setting of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to a new JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging Position Statement published in that journal.

A unique international task force, comprised of representatives from cardiology and cardiothoracic societies as well as patient representatives, has developed the first standardized set of measures for heart valve disease (HVD) that moves from procedure- to patient-centered outcomes regardless of treatment type, according to a document by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) published in JACC: Advances.