ESC Meeting Highlights Heart Health Breakthroughs: Baxdrostat, AI Tools, Clopidogrel & More
At the European Society of Cardiology meeting, researchers unveiled major advances: baxdrostat, a new pill, cuts resistant high blood pressure; clopidogrel may outperform aspirin; weight‑loss drugs lower cardiac risk; potassium‑rich diets and exercise boost heart health; an AI stethoscope and scanning tools speed diagnosis and stroke recovery; a cheek‑swab can spot childhood arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy early; and the shingles vaccine may reduce heart attack/stroke risk by ~18%.