Circulation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
149(24)
Published: May 14, 2024
The
"2024
ACC/AHA/AACVPR/APMA/ABC/SCAI/SVM/SVN/SVS/SIR/VESS
Guideline
for
the
Management
of
Lower
Extremity
Peripheral
Artery
Disease"
provides
recommendations
to
guide
clinicians
in
treatment
patients
with
lower
extremity
peripheral
artery
disease
across
its
multiple
clinical
presentation
subsets
(ie,
asymptomatic,
chronic
symptomatic,
limb-threatening
ischemia,
and
acute
limb
ischemia).
Circulation,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
146(5)
Published: June 29, 2022
In
2010,
the
American
Heart
Association
defined
a
novel
construct
of
cardiovascular
health
to
promote
paradigm
shift
from
focus
solely
on
disease
treatment
one
inclusive
positive
promotion
and
preservation
across
life
course
in
populations
individuals.
Extensive
subsequent
evidence
has
provided
insights
into
strengths
limitations
original
approach
defining
quantifying
health.
response,
convened
writing
group
recommend
enhancements
updates.
The
definition
quantification
each
metrics
(Life’s
Simple
7)
were
evaluated
for
responsiveness
interindividual
variation
intraindividual
change.
New
considered,
age
spectrum
was
expanded
include
entire
course.
foundational
contexts
social
determinants
psychological
addressed
as
crucial
factors
optimizing
preserving
This
presidential
advisory
introduces
an
enhanced
assessing
health:
Life’s
Essential
8.
components
8
diet
(updated),
physical
activity,
nicotine
exposure
sleep
(new),
body
mass
index,
blood
lipids
glucose
pressure.
Each
metric
new
scoring
algorithm
ranging
0
100
points,
allowing
generation
composite
score
(the
unweighted
average
all
components)
that
also
varies
points.
Methods
implementing
assessment
longitudinal
monitoring
are
discussed,
potential
data
sources
tools
widespread
adoption
policy,
public
health,
clinical,
institutional,
community
settings.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Dec. 16, 2022
Aging
is
a
gradual
and
irreversible
pathophysiological
process.
It
presents
with
declines
in
tissue
cell
functions
significant
increases
the
risks
of
various
aging-related
diseases,
including
neurodegenerative
cardiovascular
metabolic
musculoskeletal
immune
system
diseases.
Although
development
modern
medicine
has
promoted
human
health
greatly
extended
life
expectancy,
aging
society,
variety
chronic
diseases
have
gradually
become
most
important
causes
disability
death
elderly
individuals.
Current
research
on
focuses
elucidating
how
endogenous
exogenous
stresses
(such
as
genomic
instability,
telomere
dysfunction,
epigenetic
alterations,
loss
proteostasis,
compromise
autophagy,
mitochondrial
cellular
senescence,
stem
exhaustion,
altered
intercellular
communication,
deregulated
nutrient
sensing)
participate
regulation
aging.
Furthermore,
thorough
pathogenesis
to
identify
interventions
that
promote
longevity
caloric
restriction,
microbiota
transplantation,
nutritional
intervention)
clinical
treatment
methods
for
(depletion
senescent
cells,
therapy,
antioxidative
anti-inflammatory
treatments,
hormone
replacement
therapy)
could
decrease
incidence
turn
healthy
longevity.
Circulation,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
148(9)
Published: July 20, 2023
AIM:
The
“2023
AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA
Guideline
for
the
Management
of
Patients
With
Chronic
Coronary
Disease”
provides
an
update
to
and
consolidates
new
evidence
since
“2012
ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS
Diagnosis
Stable
Ischemic
Heart
corresponding
“2014
ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS
Focused
Update
Disease.”
METHODS:
A
comprehensive
literature
search
was
conducted
from
September
2021
May
2022.
Clinical
studies,
systematic
reviews
meta-analyses,
other
on
human
participants
were
identified
that
published
in
English
MEDLINE
(through
PubMed),
EMBASE,
Cochrane
Library,
Agency
Healthcare
Research
Quality,
selected
databases
relevant
this
guideline.
STRUCTURE:
This
guideline
evidenced-based
patient-centered
approach
management
patients
with
chronic
coronary
disease,
considering
social
determinants
health
incorporating
principles
shared
decision-making
team-based
care.
Relevant
topics
include
general
approaches
treatment
decisions,
guideline-directed
therapy
reduce
symptoms
future
cardiovascular
events,
pertaining
revascularization
recommendations
special
populations,
patient
follow-up
monitoring,
gaps,
areas
need
research.
Where
applicable,
based
availability
cost-effectiveness
data,
cost–value
are
also
provided
clinicians.
Many
previously
guidelines
have
been
updated
evidence,
created
when
supported
by
data.
JAMA,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
329(10), P. 827 - 827
Published: March 14, 2023
Heart
failure
with
preserved
ejection
fraction
(HFpEF),
defined
as
HF
an
EF
of
50%
or
higher
at
diagnosis,
affects
approximately
3
million
people
in
the
US
and
up
to
32
worldwide.
Patients
HFpEF
are
hospitalized
1.4
times
per
year
have
annual
mortality
rate
15%.Risk
factors
for
include
older
age,
hypertension,
diabetes,
dyslipidemia,
obesity.
Approximately
65%
patients
present
dyspnea
physical
examination,
chest
radiographic,
echocardiographic,
invasive
hemodynamic
evidence
overt
congestion
(volume
overload)
rest.
35%
"unexplained"
on
exertion,
meaning
they
do
not
clear
physical,
echocardiographic
signs
HF.
These
elevated
atrial
pressures
exercise
measured
stress
testing
estimated
Doppler
echocardiography
testing.
In
unselected
presenting
unexplained
dyspnea,
H2FPEF
score
incorporating
clinical
(age,
obesity,
fibrillation
status)
resting
(estimated
pulmonary
artery
systolic
pressure
left
pressure)
variables
can
assist
diagnosis
(H2FPEF
range,
0-9;
>5
indicates
more
than
95%
probability
HFpEF).
Specific
causes
syndrome
normal
other
should
be
identified
treated,
such
valvular,
infiltrative,
pericardial
disease.
First-line
pharmacologic
therapy
consists
sodium-glucose
cotransporter
type
2
inhibitors,
dapagliflozin
empagliflozin,
which
reduced
hospitalization
cardiovascular
death
by
20%
compared
placebo
randomized
trials.
Compared
usual
care,
training
diet-induced
weight
loss
produced
clinically
meaningful
increases
functional
capacity
quality
life
Diuretics
(typically
loop
diuretics,
furosemide
torsemide)
prescribed
improve
symptoms.
Education
self-care
(eg,
adherence
medications
dietary
restrictions,
monitoring
symptoms
vital
signs)
help
avoid
decompensation.Approximately
HFpEF.
exercise,
self-care,
diuretics
needed
maintain
euvolemia,
obesity
Circulation,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
146(11), P. 822 - 835
Published: June 29, 2022
The
American
Heart
Association
recently
published
an
updated
algorithm
for
quantifying
cardiovascular
health
(CVH)-the
Life's
Essential
8
score.
We
quantified
US
levels
of
CVH
using
the
new
Circulation,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
146(8)
Published: July 18, 2022
Cardiovascular
disease
is
the
leading
contributor
to
years
lost
due
disability
or
premature
death
among
adults.
Current
efforts
focus
on
risk
prediction
and
factor
mitigation'
which
have
been
recognized
for
past
half-century.
However,
despite
advances,
remains
imprecise
with
persistently
high
rates
of
incident
cardiovascular
disease.
Genetic
characterization
has
proposed
as
an
approach
enable
earlier
potentially
tailored
prevention.
Rare
mendelian
pathogenic
variants
predisposing
cardiometabolic
conditions
long
known
contribute
in
some
families.
twin
familial
aggregation
studies
imply
that
diverse
are
heritable
general
population.
Significant
technological
methodological
advances
since
Human
Genome
Project
facilitating
population-based
comprehensive
genetic
profiling
at
decreasing
costs.
Genome-wide
association
from
such
endeavors
continue
elucidate
causal
mechanisms
diseases.
Systematic
cataloging
alleles
also
enabled
development
polygenic
scores.
becoming
widespread
large-scale
research,
including
health
care-associated
biobanks,
randomized
controlled
trials,
direct-to-consumer
tens
millions
people.
Thus,
individuals
their
physicians
increasingly
presented
scores
clinical
encounters.
In
this
scientific
statement,
we
review
contemporary
science,
considerations,
future
challenges
We
selected
5
diseases
(coronary
artery
disease,
hypercholesterolemia,
type
2
diabetes,
atrial
fibrillation,
venous
thromboembolic
disease)
response
drug
therapy
offer
provisional
guidance
care
professionals,
researchers,
policymakers,
patients.
New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
387(11), P. 967 - 977
Published: Aug. 26, 2022
A
polypill
that
includes
key
medications
associated
with
improved
outcomes
(aspirin,
angiotensin-converting-enzyme
[ACE]
inhibitor,
and
statin)
has
been
proposed
as
a
simple
approach
to
the
secondary
prevention
of
cardiovascular
death
complications
after
myocardial
infarction.In
this
phase
3,
randomized,
controlled
clinical
trial,
we
assigned
patients
infarction
within
previous
6
months
polypill-based
strategy
or
usual
care.
The
treatment
consisted
aspirin
(100
mg),
ramipril
(2.5,
5,
10
atorvastatin
(20
40
mg).
primary
composite
outcome
was
death,
nonfatal
type
1
infarction,
ischemic
stroke,
urgent
revascularization.
end
point
stroke.A
total
2499
underwent
randomization
were
followed
for
median
36
months.
primary-outcome
event
occurred
in
118
1237
(9.5%)
group
156
1229
(12.7%)
usual-care
(hazard
ratio,
0.76;
95%
confidence
interval
[CI],
0.60
0.96;
P
=
0.02).
secondary-outcome
101
(8.2%)
144
(11.7%)
0.70;
CI,
0.54
0.90;
0.005).
results
consistent
across
prespecified
subgroups.
Medication
adherence
reported
by
higher
than
group.
Adverse
events
similar
between
groups.Treatment
containing
aspirin,
ramipril,
resulted
significantly
lower
risk
major
adverse
(Funded
European
Union
Horizon
2020;
SECURE
ClinicalTrials.gov
number,
NCT02596126;
EudraCT
2015-002868-17.).
JAMA,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
328(18), P. 1849 - 1849
Published: Nov. 8, 2022
Importance
Hypertension,
defined
as
persistent
systolic
blood
pressure
(SBP)
at
least
130
mm
Hg
or
diastolic
BP
(DBP)
80
Hg,
affects
approximately
116
million
adults
in
the
US
and
more
than
1
billion
worldwide.
Hypertension
is
associated
with
increased
risk
of
cardiovascular
disease
(CVD)
events
(coronary
heart
disease,
failure,
stroke)
death.
Observations
First-line
therapy
for
hypertension
lifestyle
modification,
including
weight
loss,
healthy
dietary
pattern
that
includes
low
sodium
high
potassium
intake,
physical
activity,
moderation
elimination
alcohol
consumption.
The
BP-lowering
effects
individual
components
are
partially
additive
enhance
efficacy
pharmacologic
therapy.
decision
to
initiate
antihypertensive
medication
should
be
based
on
level
presence
atherosclerotic
CVD
risk.
drug
consists
a
thiazide
thiazidelike
diuretic
such
hydrochlorothiazide
chlorthalidone,
an
angiotensin-converting
enzyme
inhibitor
angiotensin
receptor
blocker
enalapril
candesartan,
calcium
channel
amlodipine
titrated
according
office
home
SBP/DBP
levels
achieve
most
people
target
(<130/80
<65
years
SBP
<130
≥65
years).
Randomized
clinical
trials
have
established
lowering
reduce
morbidity
mortality.
An
reduction
10
decreases
by
20%
30%.
Despite
benefits
control,
only
44%
their
controlled
less
140/90
Hg.
Conclusions
Relevance
worldwide
leading
cause
consisting
supplementation,
pattern,
limited
When
required,
first-line
therapies
diuretics,
blockers,
blockers.