Journal Wrap | PAD Screening Marker; Racial, Sex Disparities in M-TEER; More
The hottest research from various peer-reviewed journals – handpicked weekly by the ACC.
ACC QI.PI Grant Recipient Develops PAD Screening Biomarker
A quick, noninvasive toe-based light measurement combined with artificial intelligence effectively screened for peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a recent study by a recipient of an ACC Accreditation Services' Quality Improvement/Process Improvement (QI.PI) Project Grant, published in npj Digital Medicine.
Racial and Sex Disparities in M-TEER Outcomes
Black patients undergoing mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) were more likely to present with more advanced disease, had lower procedural success and higher heart failure (HF) readmission rates vs. White patients, and female patients had lower procedural success rates vs. male patients, according to a study published in Structural Heart.
Preservative Food Additives Increase HTN, CVD Incidence
Consuming preservative food additives widely used in packaged foods was associated with a higher incidence of hypertension or cardiovascular disease, according to results from the NutriNet-Santé study published in EHJ.
BP Drug Discontinuation For AEs Varies By Class, Regimen
A network meta-analysis of the discontinuation of blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications due to adverse drug effects (AEs) found the best-tolerated treatment was a combination of an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and calcium channel blocker (CCB), according to research published in JAMA.
Clinical Topics: Cardiovascular Care Team, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Prevention, Valvular Heart Disease, Vascular Medicine, Atherosclerotic Disease (CAD/PAD), Acute Heart Failure, Hypertension, Mitral Regurgitation
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