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The presence of intracranial large artery disease (ICLAD) is associated with poor composite vascular outcomes, myocardial infarction (MI), and vascular death, but not recurrence, in patients with acute ischaemic stroke, suggests a Singapore study.

Treatment with mavacamten, compared with placebo, results in significantly greater reduction in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction over 28 weeks among adolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), as shown in the SCOUT-HCM trial.

An intensive targeting of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level (<55 mg/dL) reduces the risk of cardiovascular events at 3 years in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) when compared with conventional targeting (<70 mg/dL), results of the Ez-PAVE trial have shown.

A China study has found a substantial incident burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population, with the highest prevalence seen among males and older adults. Geographic disparities and seasonal variations in CVD incidence have also been observed.