Preventive Cardiology Digest

A midlife woman's standard lipid panel showed reassuring numbers (LDL 80, total cholesterol 162), yet deeper testing revealed elevated Lp(a) at 113...

Does tirzepatide improve HFpEF outcomes independently of weight loss? The SUMMIT trial showed a lower composite worsening HF endpoint and better...

Diet Quality Research

• 🔥 Harvard Diet Study: A study tracking nearly 200,000 US adults over 30 years found that healthy low-carb and low-fat...

A 30-year study of nearly 200,000 adults found neither low-carb nor low-fat diets inherently protect the heart; instead, food quality—emphasizing...

The 2026 ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guideline introduces targeted recommendations for women, addressing higher statin intolerance and unique risk...

• Systemic barriers limit early detection of hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease, driving higher heart failure rates in Black...

Dr. Evelyn Vance's new video examines the hidden danger of daily aspirin for heart health in older adults, offering evidence-based insights on preventive care topics for aging Americans.

A brief three-minute window after waking triggers cortisol and blood pressure surges that elevate heart attack and stroke risk, with events clustering...

Dr. Ann Marie Navar discusses gaps in lipid control and the promise of oral PCSK9 inhibition to improve adherence in preventive cardiology.

Lifestyle and Risk Reduction

• 🔥 Combined Lifestyle Changes and MACE: A prospective analysis of 53,242 participants found that modest concurrent...

Female-specific risk factors require gender-responsive treatment in stroke prevention.

• Clinics must routinely ask women about these risks
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Low-dose triple combination antihypertensive therapy delivered an extra 9 mmHg systolic reduction and 40% lower recurrent stroke risk in the TRIDENT...

• Dr Zhiqi Yao, mentored by Dr Michael Blaha at Hopkins, won the AHA Systemic Inflammation Data Challenge by showing hs-CRP captures residual CV risk...

Both sources emphasize shifting from fixed LDL numbers to plaque burden for true risk assessment.

• Podcast argues zero plaque means near-zero event...

Hypertriglyceridemia updates and secondary prevention debates converge on addressing residual risk beyond LDL.

• TG elevations raise CVD risk through...

Modest concurrent improvements across sleep, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and diet quality were linked to a 57% lower risk of MACE in a...

Merck's engineered-enzyme synthesis slashes enlicitide production steps by more than half while delivering 39% yield at multi-kilogram scale,...

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No significant updates today.

• Single-dose VERVE-102 produced up to 62% LDL-C and 88% PCSK9 reductions, durable for 18 months.
• Lilly's $1B Verve acquisition gains momentum as...