Highlights of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Studies Presented at the 2024 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions

Melody Hermel, Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Colin Hinkamp, Maha Inam, Nikitha Murthy, Zohar Chai, Vashma Junaid, Adeel Khoja, Sana Sheikh, Leandro Slipczuk, Elizabeth Vaughan, Sandeep Mehta, Elizabeth Epstein, Salim S. Virani

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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Focused review highlighting ten select studies presented at the 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions. RECENT FINDING: Included studies assessed effects of intensive blood pressure control in patients with type 2 diabetes (BPROAD); decision support system for physicians to optimize early lipid lowering therapies after acute coronary syndrome (ZODIAC); efficacy and safety of zerlasiran, a short interfering RNA targeting lipoprotein(a) (ALPACAR); efficacy and safety of muvalaplin an oral disrupter of the assembly of lipoprotein(a) particles (KRAKEN); safety and efficacy of obicetrapib in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (BROOKLYN); efficacy and safety of lerodalcibep, a third generation PCSK9 inhibitor in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia subjects (LIBerate-HeFH_OLE); personalized app-based coaching to improve physical activity in patients with HFpEF compared to standard care (MyoMobile); semaglutide to improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with a history of coronary artery bypass surgery and overweight or obesity (the SELECT trial); efficacy and safety of plozasiran in adults with genetically or clinically defined familial chylomicronemia syndrome at high risk of acute pancreatitis (PALISADE); and transcriptomic signatures and predictors of evolocumab added to maximum statin therapy based on intra-coronary plaque characteristics (YELLOW III). Research presented at the 2024 AHA Scientific Sessions emphasized innovative strategies in cardiovascular disease prevention and management.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)30
Number of pages1
JournalCurrent Atherosclerosis Reports
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 6 2025

Keywords

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Cardiovascular Disease, American Heart Association
  • Familial Hypercholesterolemia
  • Lipoprotein(a)
  • Prevention
  • Semaglutide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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