May 15, 2025

Men With Broken Heart Syndrome Have Twice the Mortality Risk: Study

A large U.S. study of nearly 200,000 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy cases found persistently high mortality—especially among men—despite rising incidence and increased recognition from 2016 to 2020.

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May 13, 2025

Arterial Plaque Analysis Links Micronanoplastics to Stroke History

Study detects up to 50-fold more microplastics in plaques compared to healthy artery walls

The Analytical Scientist

May 13, 2025

Tirzepatide Reduces Muscle Fat in Diabetes: Study 

A 52-week MRI analysis found that tirzepatide reduced muscle fat infiltration more than insulin degludec in adults with type 2 diabetes, with muscle volume changes aligning with expected weight loss patterns.

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May 09, 2025

High TyG Index Doubles ICU Death Risk

A study of nearly 19,000 ICU patients found that a higher triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index was linked to significantly increased 28-day mortality, with risk doubling once the index passed a threshold of 8.82.

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May 09, 2025

Mediastinitis Carries Highest Death Risk Postsurgery

Mediastinitis leads to the highest risk of death within 90 days after surgery.

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May 06, 2025

FDA Approves TAVR Platform for Asymptomatic AS

The FDA has approved the SAPIEN 3 TAVR platform for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis based on data from the EARLY TAVR trial.

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May 02, 2025

Personalizing Eating Disorder Care Advances, Study

A global research team reviewed current treatments for eating disorders and found that while personalization is seen as essential by patients and clinicians, most approaches still lack strong supporting evidence.

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April 30, 2025

ApoB Count and Lp(a) Levels Key to CAD Risk

Total apoB particle count and Lp(a) levels best reflect coronary artery disease risk, with researchers noting that lipid-related atherosclerotic risk is most accurately reflected by the total count of apoB-P.

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April 29, 2025

Female Surgeons Linked to Better Long-Term Outcomes

"These effects of both physician sex and patient-physician sex concordance are pervasive across medicine."

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