New York – November 06, 2026 -- NYU Langone Health's Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology will deliver more than 75 presentations, on-demand discussions and poster sessions at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2026, held November 6 to 9 in Chicago. Four of its studies are slotted into Late-Breaking Science and Featured Science sessions.
ISCHEMIA-EXTEND analyses test invasive versus medication-first care on November 7
Judith S. Hochman, MD, will present long-term survival data from the international ISCHEMIA-EXTEND study on Saturday, November 7, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. CT. The analysis covers people with stable coronary artery disease and abnormal stress tests. It compares an initial strategy of angiography and, when appropriate, stents or bypass surgery with a medication-first approach that reserves procedures for patients who do not improve. The original ISCHEMIA trial enrolled more than 5,000 participants at 320 hospitals in 37 countries.
A companion analysis, ISCHEMIA-CKD EXTEND, follows 777 participants with stable coronary artery disease and advanced chronic kidney disease, including patients on dialysis. Presenter Sripal Bangalore, MD, will report up to eight years of follow-up on overall survival and on cardiovascular and noncardiovascular deaths. Bangalore describes it as the largest trial to date in this population, which he says has often been underrepresented in major cardiovascular trials.
Bedroom HEPA filter trial enrolls more than 150 New York adults with prediabetes
In a randomized, double-blind study, participants used either a working portable air cleaner or a lookalike sham filter in their bedrooms for about one month. Researchers measured indoor fine-particle pollution and tracked blood sugar with continuous glucose monitors. Sharine L. Wittkopp, MD, PhD, will present the findings on Sunday, November 8, at 10:30 a.m. CT.
BETTER CARE-HF tests an electronic health record prompt across multiple health systems
The multi-center study extends earlier NYU Langone research on a prompt that helps heart specialists prescribe recommended mortality-reducing medications for heart failure patients. The prompt consolidates heart-pumping strength, blood pressure, blood test results and current medications. Researchers evaluated the tool at several other health systems. Amrita Mukhopadhyay, MD, presents on Sunday, November 8, at 3:43 p.m. CT.
Dental clinic data on 45,000 young adults show undiagnosed high blood pressure
The study covers more than 45,000 adults aged 18 to 39 treated at NYU College of Dentistry clinics from 2023 through 2025. Many had undiagnosed high blood pressure. Preventive cardiologist Sean P. Heffron, MD, said "dental visits may be one of our best opportunities to identify high blood pressure in young adults." He presents on Saturday, November 7, at 3:50 p.m. CT.
Three MINOCA abstracts probe diagnosis of heart attacks without blocked arteries
The abstracts examine whether blood tests, electrocardiograms and advanced imaging can identify the cause of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Titles include troponin and multimodality imaging findings, age and imaging findings in the HARP Study, and electrocardiography and etiologies. Authors include Harmony R. Reynolds, MD, Nathaniel R. Smilowitz, MD, and Hochman.
Berger to address platelet transcriptomics and residual risk beyond cholesterol
Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, director of the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at NYU Langone Heart, will speak in a special "TED Talk" session on Friday, November 6, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. CT. His talk, "The Messenger: Platelet Transcriptomics and Thrombo-inflammation," will examine how platelet genetics may inform approaches to the inflammatory and thrombotic pathways behind residual cardiovascular risk.
NYU Langone Heart is ranked No. 1 in the nation for cardiology and heart and vascular surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Sunil Rao, MD, directs the Charney Division. Separate NYU Langone news releases will cover the full ISCHEMIA-EXTEND and air filter results.