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ESC HF 25 - A study investigating CRISPR gene editing with nexiguran ziclumeran in ATTR cardiomyopathy demonstrated favourable safety and tolerability, with consistent reductions in serum TTR in both wild-type and variant disease.Prof Marianna Fontana (University College London, UK) joins us to discuss the key findings from a two-part, open-label, phase 1 study investigating the treatment effect,…
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ESC HF 25 - VELOCITY shows bypassing an initiation dose of 2.5mg, and and beginning with 5mg vericiguat safe and tolerable in 9/10 patients with heart failure with ejection fraction <45%.Prof Stephen Greene (Duke Clinical Research Institute, US) discusses the findings from VELOCITY (NCT06195930; Bayer), a phase 2b open-label clinical study evaluating the tolerability and safety of an…
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ESC Congress 2024 — Dr Rhian Touyz (McGill University Health Center, CA) joins us to discuss key highlights from the ESC 2024 guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension.The new guidelines introduce a new systolic blood pressure treatment target range of 120-129 mmHg, placing emphasis on an intensive target treatment as the first step in patient management - only…
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For patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), achieving adequate low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering remains a significant challenge. New results from the BROOKLYN trial suggest that the investigational agent obicetrapib could be an effective add-on therapy for this high-risk population.¹Mechanism of ActionObicetrapib is a highly selective cholesteryl ester…
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HFSA 24 - We are joined virtually by Dr Sanjiv Shah to discuss the primary results from EMBARK HFpEF (NCT04766892).EMBARK HFpEF is a phase 2a proof-of-concept study assessing the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of mavacamten treatment on myosin biomarkers in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fractions (HFpEF) and elevated NT-proBNP.Interview Questions:What is the…
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Dr Purvi Parwani (Loma Linda University Health, US) recaps the standout science from Day 2 of ACC 2026, a day defined by a central theme: challenging long-held assumptions in cardiology. Her summary focuses on what these updates mean for day-to-day clinical practice, from prevention strategies to interventional decision-making.Prevention and Risk ReductionVESALIUS-CV: Showed a 25% reduction in…
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ACC 25 - ADVANCE-HTN shows lorundrostat, an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, effectively lowered 24-hour blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled and true resistant hypertension.Late-breaker discussion host, Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) is joined by Dr Luke Laffin (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, US) to discuss the key findings from the ADVANCE-HTN trial…
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10 months ago
ADA 2025 - Once-monthly MariTide treatment demonstrates around 15% average weight reduction at 52 weeks in patients with obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes.We are joined by Dr Harold Bays (L-MARC Research Center, Louisville, US) to discuss a 52-week, placebo-controlled, phase 2 randomised study (NCT05669599) investigating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of different doses of once…
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AHA Conference 2024 - BROOKLYN: Safety and efficacy outcomes of obicetrapib (NewAmsterdam Pharma) alongside lipid-lowering therapy in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) management.Dr Stephen Nicholls (Monash University and The Victorian Heart Hospital, Melbourne, AU) joins us onsite at AHA Conference to discuss the findings from BROOKLYN (NCT05425745).BROOKLYN is a phase 3,…
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