Compliance with guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is low following coronary revascularization—but especially low after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), possibly influencing the common comparisons between CABG and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Aspirin is ineffective in preventing heart attack, stroke and death in heart failure patients without atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a nationwide study in Denmark. In fact, patients on aspirin may be more likely to have myocardial infarction (MI) or be rehospitalized for heart failure, Christian Madelaire, MD, and colleagues reported in JACC: Heart Failure.

Younger patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease benefit more from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the long run, suggests a study presented Jan. 30 at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

According to a meta-analysis in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a 143-pound person could burn an additional 54 calories by standing instead of sitting for six hours. Assuming food intake remained steady, that would translate to a loss of 5.5 pounds over the course of a year.

Routine medical tests could be missing as many as two-thirds of heart attack diagnoses, researchers reported at CMR 2018, an annual conference dedicated to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Barcelona, Spain.

Omega-3 supplements may not protect a patient from heart disease or vascular events, according to a meta-analysis published in JAMA Cardiology.

The LOTUS Edge Aortic Valve System will not be available in Europe or the U.S. until at least 2019, Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney said during a Feb. 1 conference call with investors.

National guidelines recommend teens aim for an hour of moderate to vigorous exercise per day to maintain good health and ensure future wellbeing, but researchers at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom are saying that might not cut it.