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Among cigarette smokers, switching to noncombustible nicotine or tobacco product (NNTP) lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) but quitting altogether confers the greatest risk reduction, a study reports.

Higher aortic atheroma volume (AAV) seems to aggravate the risk of mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a recent study has found. Preoperative AAV measurement with computed tomography (CT) may be valuable in evaluating postprocedural prognosis.

Comedication with the analgesic dipyrone appears to contribute to excess mortality among patients receiving aspirin for secondary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, partly driven by an increase in ischaemic events, a study from Germany has found.

Use of a mobile health application (mHealth app) in clinical practice results in better patient-provider coordination, enables customized care, and is associated with a substantial decrease in blood pressure (BP) for average and high-severity patients, a study has shown.