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Female patients nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) are less often prescribed guideline-recommended oral anticoagulation at the emergency department (ED), which in turn contributes to an increased stroke risk at 1 year regardless of discharge status, a study has found.

Among patients on concomitant treatment with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and dronedarone, no difference is seen in survival free from the composite endpoint (ie, clinically relevant bleeding, thromboembolic event, and all-cause death) and from clinically relevant bleeding between groups of coadministration, according to a study.

Pregnant women with higher adherence to a Mediterranean‐style diet are at lower risk of pre-eclampsia, with the benefit observed among Black and White women, a study has found.

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) appears to play a role in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), with its effects extending across myocardial tissues, reveals a study.

Treatment with statins is effective at lowering cardiovascular disease risk, with the protective effect seemingly stronger in women than in men, according to a study. However, high-intensity regimens confer only minimal additional benefit in both sexes.

The cardioprotective effects of exercise are nearly twice as large in people with anxiety and depression than in those without, suggests a new study presented at ACC.22.

Use of bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA) is both safe and effective in selected patients who have failed at least one standard unipolar approach, suggest the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. However, the quality of the supporting evidence is low.

Use of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors has increased 20-fold from 2000 to 2018, according to a study of Danish patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD) who were taking nitrates. In addition, no statistically significant association has been observed between concomitant use of PDE5 inhibitors and cardiovascular adverse events.

Patients newly diagnosed with cancer have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events including CV mortality, according to a retrospective population-based study from Canada.