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Greater adherence to a Western diet characterized by increased intake of meats and processed foods ups the risk of developing abnormal levels of blood lipids in young adults, whereas a healthy prudent diet is protective against such a risk, a study reports.

Prolonged sedentary time increases the likelihood of a positive coronary artery calcium score (CACS), reports a recent Korea study.

Myocardial fibroses on visual assessment (MFVA) do not include patients at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and ventricular arrhythmias among those with cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED), reports a recent study. However, a quantified gray zone fibrosis (GZF) mass measured with the 5SD method (GZF-5SD), in addition to MFVA, improves predictive value concerning SCD and arrhythmias.

Clinical and stress testing parameters do not make good predictors of left main coronary artery disease (LMD) on computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with moderate or severe ischaemia, a study has shown. Anatomical imaging is necessary to rule out LMD in this population.

Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) is responsible for about 40 percent of perioperative MIs, a study has found. Patients with type 2 perioperative MI are less likely to undergo invasive management and die compared to those with type 1 perioperative MI.