Low-Dose Rivaroxaban to Prevent Left Ventricular Thrombosis After Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The APERITIF Randomized Clinical Trial
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Low-Dose Rivaroxaban to Prevent Left Ventricular Thrombosis After Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The APERITIF Randomized Clinical Trial

The APERITIF trial explored adding low-dose rivaroxaban to standard dual antiplatelet therapy to prevent heart clots after an anterior heart attack. While the addition did not significantly reduce thrombus formation, it did increase minor bleeding risk, suggesting a need for cautious clinical application.
ALDH2 rs671 Variant and Thrombotic Risk: Unveiling a New Target for Precision Antiplatelet Therapy in East Asian Populations
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ALDH2 rs671 Variant and Thrombotic Risk: Unveiling a New Target for Precision Antiplatelet Therapy in East Asian Populations

Recent research reveals that the common ALDH2 rs671 genetic variant significantly enhances platelet activation and arterial thrombosis through aldehyde accumulation, reactive oxygen species, and ACAD10-mediated mitophagy, identifying ALDH2 as a potential novel target for personalized antiplatelet strategies in East Asian patients.
Myocardial Infarction and Late-Onset Epilepsy: Unraveling Bidirectional Vascular Risks in Aging Populations
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Myocardial Infarction and Late-Onset Epilepsy: Unraveling Bidirectional Vascular Risks in Aging Populations

Emerging cohort evidence reveals myocardial infarction significantly elevates late-onset epilepsy risk, with late-onset epilepsy also predicting subsequent myocardial infarction and vascular mortality, underscoring shared systemic vascular pathology and implications for integrated vascular risk management.
No Routine Benefit from Beta‑Blockers After Myocardial Infarction with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Individual‑Patient Meta‑analysis of Five Randomized Trials
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No Routine Benefit from Beta‑Blockers After Myocardial Infarction with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Individual‑Patient Meta‑analysis of Five Randomized Trials

An individual‑patient meta‑analysis of five randomized trials (n=17,801) found that beta‑blocker therapy did not reduce death, recurrent MI, or heart failure in patients with recent myocardial infarction and LVEF ≥50% without other indications for beta blockade.