Recent clinical trials demonstrate that intensive blood pressure lowering—targeting systolic levels below 120 mm Hg—can significantly reduce cardiovascular events and mortality, even among older ...

Even Moderate, Habitual Alcohol Consumption Can Cause Irregular Heartbeat A glass of alcohol a day does not keep AFib away ...

Introduction High-sensitivity (hs) cardiac troponin (cTn) assays expedite the evaluation of patients with possible acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in the emergency department. Rapid screening protocols ...

Lipoprotein (a) (Lp [a]) is a low-density lipoprotein–like molecule with an apolipoprotein (b) moiety that is covalently attached to apolipoprotein (a) (Apo [a]), a plasminogen-like protein that ...

Contact: Nicole Napoli, [email protected], 202-375-6523 Washington (Sep 21, 2023) - Many of the nation’s most prominent cardiovascular organizations, representing tens of thousands of physicians, unite ...

More Than Skin Color: Ethnicity-Specific BMI Cutoffs For Obesity Based on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in England ...

Contact: Olivia Walther, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Dec 11, 2023) - A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, ...

New US Population Study Projects Steep Rise in Cardiovascular Diseases by 2060 CV rates are expected to significantly increase among minorities while decreasing among ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved bempedoic acid (Nexletol) for the treatment of adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or established atherosclerotic ...

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons that people seek medical care. This guideline was developed for the evaluation of acute or stable chest pain in outpatient and emergency department ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common condition, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Smoking is a key, modifiable risk factor for all manifestations of atherosclerotic ...

Which COVID Vaccine You Get Can Impact Myocarditis Risk Study shows higher rates of heart inflammation with Moderna vs. Pfizer, but overall risk still very low ...