Food Preservatives and CVD; Keto Diet Study Retracted; Impella Controller Errors

Food preservatives had substantial ties with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, according to a cohort study. (European Heart Journal)

Meanwhile, stand-out vegetables for heart health include leafy greens, beets, tomatoes, and broccoli, cardiologists said. (Martha Stewart)

JACC: Advances retracted a 2025 study that had found no association between the keto diet and development of arterial plaques. (Retraction Watch)

The gene editing candidate therapy EDIT-401 achieved robust reductions in various lipids in a preclinical study, Editas Medicine announced.

A phase II study supported bempedoic acid (Nexletol) for lipid lowering in children with familial hypercholesterolemia, Esperion said.

GLP-1 receptor agonist use during intensive cardiac rehabilitation was not associated with significant changes in skeletal muscle mass, a retrospective cohort study suggested. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

The American College of Cardiology released a recommended strategy for the optimization of postpartum care as it relates to preventing cardiovascular disease. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Abiomed’s Automated Impella Controllers require updated use instructions due to a software error that may cause the controller to restart when paired with left ventricular Impella devices, according to an FDA alert.

Higher implant depths of the Evolut PRO/PRO+ during transcatheter aortic valve replacement were tied to lower rates of permanent pacemaker implantation, a prospective study showed. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Percutaneous mechanical aspiration in left-sided infective endocarditis was associated with high procedural success in a registry study. (EuroIntervention)

Post-pulmonary embolism syndrome can also be observed in children, with its prevalence reaching 35% at 3 months and 16% at 2 years in a Dutch cohort study. (Lancet Haematology)

A sham-controlled study confirmed the efficacy of pulsed field ablation (PFA) in reducing recurrent atrial fibrillation. (Circulation)

Could haptoglobin supplementation decrease early renal injury after PFA? (Heart Rhythm)

People with fatty liver disease had disproportionately more noncalcified coronary plaques and a greater risk of cardiovascular events in the PROMISE study. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

A prospective cohort study suggested that neutrophil extracellular trap biomarkers were predictive of early neurological deterioration after IV thrombolytic treatment in acute ischemic stroke. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Hospitals adopting the Resuscitation Quality Improvement program for CPR training saw no improvement in their in-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates in a cohort study. (JAMA Cardiology)