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• Mortality, SCD Higher For Male Professional Than Amateur Bodybuilders
  Professional male bodybuilders have a significantly higher incidence of death, including a fivefold higher risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) compared with amateur bodybuilders, according to a study published May 20 in the European Heart Journal.
• Aficamten Effective, Safe in Patients With Mild Obstructive HCM Symptoms
  Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) and mild symptoms treated with aficamten experienced improved clinical outcomes with few serious adverse events, demonstrating results similar to patients with more advanced symptoms...
• What is the Interplay Between Cardiac Amyloidosis, Aging and Frailty?
  The intersectionality of cardiac amyloidosis, aging and frailty is the focus of a State-of-the-Art Review published May 15 in JACC: Advances.
• New Research Adds to Growing Evidence Surrounding Lp(a), Including Global Prevalence
  New original research – part of a special JACC focus issue on lipids – adds to the growing body of evidence surrounding lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) and its contribution as an independent causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis.
• PET/CT Imaging: Early Detection of Cardiac ATTR; Established and Emerging F-Labeled Tracers
  PET/CT imaging using 124I-evuzamitide is able to identify myocardial amyloid in patients with wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) and carriers of the variant transthyretin allele when 99mTc-pyrophosphate cannot...