Cardiology

Ip highlights the uniform safety of patient-administered etripamil nasal spray across a series of phase 2 and 3 studies.

Gulati discusses how cardiologists should change their standard care practices to include and educate patients, which will reduce treatment burden and improve adherence.

Whelton discusses the successful results of an open-label extension investigating GMRx2 (WIDAPLIK), a novel triple combination pill for hypertension.

The FDA has approved RNA interference therapeutic plozasiran for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndrome.

Badimon explains the impact of sotagliflozin’s improvements in left ventricular mass, diastolic function, and 6-minute walk test results in patients without diabetes.

Marston discusses the CORE and CORE2 trials, highlighting olezarsen’s success in lowering fasting triglyceride.

Le discusses the increased risk of mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with both PAD and AF.

Data from 4 of the most impactful trials presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025.

Lau discusses the use of virtual shared medical appointments for increasing access to cardiovascular care in a traditionally underserved population.

Acoramidis also increased serum transthyretin in patients with wild-type ATTR-CM or the pathogenic variant ATTRv-CM.

Cohosts Stephen Greene, MD, and Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, sat down with Ambarish Pandey, MD, to discuss the revolutionary POLY-HF trial and how polypills can fit into heart failure treatment.

Lau discusses the importance of developing and applying technology to predict potential adverse cardiovascular outcomes in pregnant patients.

Discover groundbreaking insights from ASN Kidney Week on the SURPASS-CVOT trial.

Although the initial MACE composite outcome was not statistically significant, investigators saw follow-up MI risk reduced by >50%.

The SGLT2 inhibitor also displayed its efficacy in reducing left ventricular myocardial fibrosis and volume, as well as improving diastolic filling dynamics.

McLaughlin discussed the previous ZENITH, PULSAR, and STELLAR trials, and how this pooled cohort analysis emphasizes sotatercept’s impressive efficacy.

Data from the DECAF study suggests caffeine may have a slightly beneficial effect on AF recurrence, although investigators urge caution in interpretation.

Navar discusses the groundbreaking results of this phase 3 trial, as well as the implications of an oral PCSK9 inhibitor for treatment adherence and persistence.

REGN7508 and REGN9933 displayed their efficacy in preventing deep venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery in 2 phase 2 clinical trials.

This first-in-human phase 1 trial resulted in a groundbreaking reduction in both LDL cholesterol and triglycerides for the first time in history.

The investigative RNA-targeted antisense oligonucleotide achieved a reduction in fasting triglyceride of >72% in 6 months and sustained it through 12.

Branch explains the evolving understanding of the role genetic variants play in driving hepatic steatosis and associated cardiovascular risk or protection.

Adding evolocumab to existing lipid-lowering therapies significantly reduced first MACE risk, highlighting its efficacy in reducing cardiovascular mortality.

Research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025 has emphasized the progress which still needs to be made in treating CHD.

Khush discusses the promising results of the recent SHORE study, highlighting the new biomarker’s capacity for reducing surgical procedures.