Today I received "dr. Ane Mayer Kansky" award for the best PhD thesis in the field in Biomedicine & Biotechnology from the last student year in the University of Ljubljana in the attendance of the President of the Republic of Slovenia.
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💊 Lower inflammation, but no improvement in arterial stiffness.
In the COHERENT trial, 6 months of colchicine significantly reduced hsCRP but did not improve arterial stiffness in patients with treated hypertension.
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🫀 From plaque formation to carotid stenosis: does lipoprotein(a) play a role?
Elevated Lp(a) (≥50 mg/dL) to both plaque development and progression to significant carotid stenosis, highlighting its relevance across the atherosclerotic continuum.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag4…
In patients with coronary heart disease, 150 min/wk of moderate-intensity physical activity was associated with 38% lower all-cause mortality.
A dose–response meta-analysis of 176,862 patients highlights the benefits of low-to-moderate activity levels.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag5…
New in #EJPC: Beyond one-size-fits-all cardiovascular prevention.
A new review explores pathway-guided, patient-centered strategies targeting lipids, inflammation, thrombosis, and endothelial dysfunction to address residual risk and personalize treatment.
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Can targeting the gut microbiome improve cardiometabolic health early in life?
📊 Microbiome-targeted interventions reduced BMI z-score and CRP, with no significant changes in lipids, insulin resistance or blood pressure.
🔗doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag5…
Now online!
We summarize the evidence on resistance training (and torque training) for cyclists, and provide practical recommendations for its implementation.
Open access link:
dx.doi.org/10.1111/sms.70377
♀️ Do reproductive factors shape cardiovascular risk after menopause?
This study found that later menopause was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events, while evidence for other reproductive factors remains limited or uncertain.
🔗doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag2…
Younger age at first diagnosis is strongly associated with lower risk of subsequent events in patients with cerebrovascular disease (stroke) and in women with peripheral artery disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm
📖 doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag0…@escardio@AboyansV@SilCastelletti