Antithrombotics in vascular disease and renal dysfunction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

This analysis evaluated whether the benefits of rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bd plus aspirin, comparedwith aspirin alone, are maintained in vascular patients who also have renal dysfunction.

Fracassi F, Crea F, et al.

Volume 73, Issue 18, May 2019

This study examined the prevalence,morphological features, and significance ofhealed plaques at the culprit site in patients withacute coronary syndromes usingoptical coherence tomography.

Heart failure and venous thromboembolism

This study examined the short- and long-term risk of venous thromboembolism associated with incident heart failure, heart failure subtypes, and abnormal echocardiographic measures in the absence of clinical heart failure.

Obesity and aortic valve stenosis

This study investigated whether genetically based obesity measured by body mass index is causally associated with the risk of aortic valve stenosis and replacement.