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Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) appears to increase the risk of cardiovascular mortality, suggests a study.

Assessment of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) trajectories during the immediate peripartum period hint at delivery as a physiologic cardiovascular “stress test,” according to a study.

Immediate ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring initiated among patients with syncope in the emergency department (ED) falls short of preventing recurrent syncope over 1 year, according to the ASPIRED study presented at ESC Congress 2026.

Among nondiabetic patients with first-onset ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), stress hyperglycaemia is more likely to occur in older patients but is associated with the greatest risk of mortality in younger patients, according to local research.

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) contributes to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events for patients with cancer, and this risk increase persists regardless of obesity status and is more pronounced in women, according to a retrospective study.

In the treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, anifrolumab is associated with reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with belimumab, as shown in a retrospective study.