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Among more than 117,000 women followed in two Nurses’ Health Study cohorts, greater resistance-training participation was associated with lower rates of major cardiovascular disease. Risk reductions were most pronounced when strength training was paired with aerobic exercise.

An observational study of 17,088 UK Biobank participants found that substantial cardiovascular risk reduction required 560–610 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week, roughly three to four times current public health recommendations.

A 61-year-old man presenting with chest pain and the de Winter ECG pattern was found on emergency angiography to have proximal left circumflex artery occlusion rather than the classically associated LAD occlusion, representing only the second such case reported in the literature.

A Swedish national cohort analysis linked bereavement to elevated incident cardiovascular disease risk before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the strongest pandemic-period association following partner loss.

The study highlights the importance of integrated preventive measures, especially for adults with traditional risk factors for CVD. Vaccines may play an important role in preventing the risk of CVD.

Beta-blocker use was not associated with reductions in all-cause mortality or cardiovascular mortality compared with the absence of beta-blocker therapy.