Cholesterol Reduction
October 10, 2024
AstraZeneca Adds Lp(a) Candidate with CSPC Licensing Move October 10, 2024
AstraZeneca expanded its cardiovascular pipeline this week, signing an exclusive license agreement for CSPC Pharmaceutical Group’s Lp(a) disruptor candidate, YS2302018. The deal comes with a $100M upfront investment that could reach $1.92B depending on further milestones. CSPC’s YS2302018 addresses a sizable target market, noting that nearly 70% of patients with CVD aren’t meeting guideline-directed LDL-C […]
Heart Failure
October 7, 2024
Finerenone’s Early Heart Failure Impact October 7, 2024
The FINEARTS-HF trial already showed that Bayer’s nsMRA finerenone (Kerendia) has the potential to slash mortality and event rates in HFpEF and HFmrEF patients, and new analysis suggests that its impact could be even greater if used earlier. The original FINEARTS-HF trial presented at ESC 2024 saw finerenone drive a 16% reduction in cardiovascular death […]
Heart Failure
October 3, 2024
EMBARK-HFpEF Trial Flexes Mavacamten’s HF Potential October 3, 2024
A new HFpEF treatment might be on the horizon, after results from the EMBARK-HFpEF trial showed that BMS’ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment, mavacamten (Camzyos), safely improved key HFpEF symptoms and biomarkers. To test mavacamten’s HFpEF potential, the open-label Phase 2a EMBARK-HFpEF trial treated 30 HFpEF patients with mavacamten (avg age 76, NYHA Class II & III, […]
Preventive Cardiology
September 30, 2024
Cancer’s CVD Risks and SGLT2is’ Preventative Potential September 30, 2024
Better treatments have led to improved cancer survival rates, but new research reveals increased cardiovascular complications in survivors. However, another new study offers hope, suggesting that heart medications like SGLT2 inhibitors may help prevent cancer-related heart disease. A new Cancer Journal study showed that older cancer survivors have far higher rates of cardiovascular events than […]
Heart Failure
September 26, 2024
Windtree’s Istaroxime Scores in Cardiogenic Shock Trial September 26, 2024
Windtree Therapeutics’ istaroxime appears to have scored in its latest Phase 2b trial, showing that the steroidal drug significantly improves systolic blood pressure in cardiogenic shock patients. The Phase 2b SEISMiC extension trial evaluated istaroxime infusions for up to 60 hours in patients with early-stage cardiogenic shock, measuring its impact during the first 96 hours […]
Pharmaceuticals
September 23, 2024
Edgewise Therapeutics’ EDG-7500 Emerges as New HCM Contender September 23, 2024
A new HCM competitor emerged last week, after Edgewise Therapeutics’ EDG-7500 showed strong evidence of its safety and efficacy in a pair of early-stage trials. Edgewise tested EDG-7500 in a Phase 1 trial to confirm the drug’s side effects, and an early part of a Phase 2 trial to measure EDG-7500’s impact on key oHCM […]
Surgeries & Interventions
September 19, 2024
Questioning PCI’s Left Ventricular Dysfunction Effect September 19, 2024
New analysis of the REVIVED-BCIS2 trial adds more evidence that PCI has limited impact in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, even when you include quality of life and overall health status. The secondary analysis of the REVIVED-BCIS2 trial examined outcomes from 700 patients with severe ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction (median age: 70yrs; mean LVEF: […]
Hypertension
September 16, 2024
America’s Hypertension Awareness and Control Problem September 16, 2024
Nearly half of American adults have hypertension, and a new JAMA study reveals that the vast majority of them don’t have their blood pressure under control, while most don’t even know they have the disease. To better understand our hypertension control challenges, a CDC team analyzed 2017-2020 NHANES survey data featuring 7,328 U.S. adults (3,954 […]
Atrial Fibrillation
September 12, 2024
AFib Might Be Far More Common Than We Think September 12, 2024
A JACC study suggests that atrial fibrillation is far more prevalent than many previously thought, estimating that nearly one in 20 American adults have been diagnosed with the disease. UCSF researchers analyzed medical records from 29M adults who received hospital-based care in California from 2005 to 2019 (51yr avg. age, 54% women, 50% White), finding […]
Pharmaceuticals
September 9, 2024
Questioning Beta-Blocker Interruption After Heart Attack September 9, 2024
Results from the ABYSS trial surprised many at ESC 2024, finding that patients who continue beta-blocker therapy after heart attacks have better long-term outcomes than patients who stop taking the drugs, and they don’t experience the quality of life downsides that some might expect.
Atrial Fibrillation
September 5, 2024
Burn the Ships? What OCEANIC-AF Means for Asundexian and Factor XI September 5, 2024
Nearly a year after Bayer halted its OCEANIC-AF trial, the study’s ESC 2024 presentation revealed new insights into asundexian’s AFib stroke-prevention challenges and what they might mean for Factor XI inhibitors.
Pharmaceuticals
September 3, 2024
Alylam’s Vutrisiran Shines in HELIOS-B Trial September 3, 2024
Alylam’s vutrisiran dominated early ESC 2024 headlines and conversations, after full results from the Phase 3 HELIOS-B trial highlighted its significant impact on transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).