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ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines

Persistence of residual shunt at 6 and 12 months after transoesophageal echocardiography-guided percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale for cryptogenic stroke Young patients suffering from cryptogenic stroke alongside a patent foramen ovale (PFO) are often considered for percutaneous device closure to reduce the risk of stroke recurrence. Residual right-to-left shunt after device closure may persist in approximately a quarter of the patients at 6 months, and some may close at a later time point.

Can AI Improve Cardiomyopathy Detection in Pregnant Women? Artificial intelligence (AI)–guided screening using digital stethoscopes doubled the detection of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in pregnant and postpartum women in Nigeria.

Study shows cardiovascular health benefits can begin shortly after quitting smoking Quitting cigarettes can significantly lower a person's risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib) compared to those who continue to smoke, according to a study published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. The findings show that the benefits of quitting start right away, suggesting that it is possible to reverse the risk of negative health outcomes.

Balloon Angioplasty Plus Medical Management for sICAS. Study Adding balloon angioplasty to aggressive medical management significantly lowers the risk for stroke or death in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS), results of a new randomized clinical trial showed.

Pilot: OCT Parameter Tracks Atherosclerosis Progression The histopathological status of an atherosclerotic plaque can not only be quantified but also tracked over time by using a parameter calculated from optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, researchers from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, China, have found.