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Advanced cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome (stages 3 and 4) is associated with higher risks of all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality at 20 years, according to a prospective study in Hong Kong.

Consumption of fresh or pasteurized sauerkraut both delivers a modest impact on blood pressure (BP) in healthy individuals, suggesting that pasteurization does not remove the physiological impact of this fermented food, reveals a study.

Treatment with aficamten significantly improves patient-reported health status and exercise capacity in patients with symptomatic nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (nHCM), according to the ACACIA-HCM trial presented at ESC 2026.

Treatment with tirzepatide does not appear to be associated with atrial fibrillation or atrial arrhythmia in individuals with overweight or obesity, according to a meta-analysis.

Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)–CUHK Joint Laboratory for Cardiovascular Sciences have discovered that de novo coronary collaterals formed after myocardial infarction (MI) arise primarily through arterialization of capillaries, with only a modest contribution from pre-existing arteries, challenging the long-held belief that new arteries arise from pre-existing arteries.

Initiation of hormone therapy during menopause or in recently postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study.

In patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF), losing at least 2 kg of weight while receiving treatment with intravenous loop diuretic may be a good prognostic signal, being associated with reduced 30-day risk of HF rehospitalization regardless of renal function status, as shown in a study.

Genetically mediated difference in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) show no consistent association with the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a study.