Targeting the Rock: Why Contralateral Calcification Defines the Success of Rotational Atherectomy in Calcified Nodules
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Targeting the Rock: Why Contralateral Calcification Defines the Success of Rotational Atherectomy in Calcified Nodules

A multicenter IVUS study demonstrates that rotational atherectomy significantly reduces target lesion revascularization in coronary calcified nodules. Crucially, this benefit is highly dependent on the presence of contralateral calcification, advocating for a morphology-guided approach to optimize outcomes in complex percutaneous coronary interventions.
Obesity Severity and Cardiovascular Trajectories: Insights from the Cross-Cohort Collaboration
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Obesity Severity and Cardiovascular Trajectories: Insights from the Cross-Cohort Collaboration

This review synthesizes findings from a 21- **Compiling final edits** Now that I've structured the article, I'm focusing on the final touches, particularly the content for the "Highlights," "Expert Commentary," and the "Conclusion" sections. I'm leveraging the provided literature, including the Dardari et al. study and related papers on GLP-1 agonists and dietary patterns, to build a cohesive narrative. The JSON schema is in its final phase of completion. I have successfully populated the `relative_articles` field. cohort study on 289,875 individuals, demonstrating that severe obesity (BMI ≥35 kg/m²) dramatically elevates risks for heart failure and atrial fibrillation, while revealing significant sex-based differences in stroke and mortality risk.
Angiographic Burden of Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Critical Mediator Between ASCVD Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcomes
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Angiographic Burden of Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Critical Mediator Between ASCVD Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcomes

This Mendelian randomization study reveals that coronary plaque burden significantly mediates the link between traditional risk factors and adverse events like myocardial infarction and heart failure, reinforcing the necessity of early primary prevention to intercept atherosclerosis development.