(Cardiovasc Drugs Ther[TA])
3,744 results
  • Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolites in the Prognosis of Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Mechanistic Insights. [Systematic Review]
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Oct 09. [Online ahead of print]Cheng W, Xia G, … Lin SCD
  • CONCLUSIONS: Gut microbial features, particularly Lactobacillus abundance, are associated with favorable prognosis, whereas specific microbial risk patterns predict increased risk. Metabolites TMAO, PAGln, and ImP are linked to poor outcomes, while IPA may confer protection and DCA is associated with increased risk. These findings not only provide new insights into the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease but also identify potential therapeutic targets for microbiota-based interventions.
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. [Review]
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Oct 08. [Online ahead of print]Finocchiaro S, Cutore L, … Capodanno DCD
  • CONCLUSIONS: Current evidence supports prescription icosapent ethyl in selected statin-treated patients with persistent hypertriglyceridemia, with treatment guided by cardiovascular risk, formulation, and dose rather than considering omega-3 preparations as an interchangeable class.
  • Precision Use of Ivabradine in Contemporary HFrEF: From Heart Rate Reduction to Physiological Optimization. [Review]
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Oct 07. [Online ahead of print]Imamura TCD
  • CONCLUSIONS: The contemporary role of ivabradine may extend beyond fixed heart rate thresholds toward individualized physiological optimization. The immediate objective of such an approach is to improve filling, hemodynamic tolerance, and treatment response rather than to assume a direct survival benefit. Whether physiology-guided ivabradine therapy improves heart failure hospitalization or survival requires prospective validation before such strategies can be incorporated into routine practice.
  • Baxdrostat in Resistant and Uncontrolled Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [Systematic Review]
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Oct 06. [Online ahead of print]Alper A, Lerner M, … Faillace RCD
  • CONCLUSIONS: Baxdrostat produces statistically significant reductions in systolic blood pressure among various hypertensive populations, increasing the likelihood of achieving blood pressure targets (SBP < 130 mmHg), although the magnitude of this effect varied substantially across trials (I[2] = 89%). Hyperkalemia was the principal safety concern but was not associated with serious clinical sequelae in the included trials. These findings support further investigation of aldosterone synthase inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for resistant and uncontrolled hypertension, with definitive clinical positioning awaiting results from ongoing cardiovascular and renal outcomes trials.
  • Allopurinol for Marfan Aortopathy: Pharmacogenomic Safety and Sex-Stratified Trial Design Warrant Consideration. [Letter]
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Oct 02. [Online ahead of print]Ullah T, Shah MTCD
  • A recent review by Egea et al. presents a compelling case for adding allopurinol to standard beta-blocker/ARB therapy in Marfan syndrome (MFS) aortopathy, drawing on consistent preclinical evidence and the drug's recent European Medicines Agency orphan-drug designation. This letter identifies two gaps that are genuinely absent from that review and could materially affect the safety and interpreta…