December 30, 2016August 24, 2022
Higher BMI Not a Risk Factor for Heart Attacks Among Identical Twins

Higher body mass index (BMI) does not increase the risk of heart attacks or death, but increases the risk of ... Read more
August 10, 2016August 10, 2016
AHA Launches New Campaign to Reduce Repeat Heart Attacks

The American Heart Association (AHA), with help from heart attack survivor Julie Kubala, of Superior, Wis., is launching a new educational campaign to ... Read more
July 28, 2016July 28, 2016
Program for Preventing Heart Attacks, Strokes Announces Participants

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced 516 awardees for a new program called the Million Hearts® ... Read more
July 20, 2016July 20, 2016
10 Major Risk Factors for Stroke Can Be Modified, Researchers Report

A new study called INTERSTROKE revealed that 10 modifiable risk factors account for 90 percent of strokes globally, with hypertension listed as ... Read more
July 13, 2016July 13, 2016
FDA Approves First Biodegradable, Absorbable Stent for Coronary Artery Disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first fully absorbable stent for treating coronary artery disease. The Absorb ... Read more
July 6, 2016July 7, 2016
Persistent Elevated Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Could Pose Cardiovascular Risk

A recent study showed that pregnant women who have persistent elevations in blood pressure may be at risk for developing metabolic ... Read more
June 29, 2016June 29, 2016
Virtual Heart Model To Help Study New Cardiovascular Therapies

A research team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) developed a detailed computer model that reveals how electrical ... Read more
June 22, 2016June 22, 2016
Risk of Heart Attack May Be Predicted by Blood Levels of Specific Antibodies, British Study Shows

Researchers at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London recently showed that high amounts of IgG and ... Read more
June 15, 2016June 15, 2016
Researchers Discover Factor Linked to Liver Cholesterol Release, a Possible Cause of Heart Disease

Researchers at the University of Central Florida recently identified a small protein that is crucial for the release of very low ... Read more
June 9, 2016June 9, 2016
Migraine Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds

The link between migraine and incidents of cardiovascular disease and related mortality in women was recently assessed in a study ... Read more
May 25, 2016May 25, 2016
Coronary Microvascular Disease in Women to be Studied at UTA with $308,000 Grant

Michael Nelson, assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has been awarded a four-year $308,000 grant ... Read more
May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
EuroPCR 2016: EAPCI Courses Pumped With Innovative Interventional Cardiovascular News

The European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), is meeting ... Read more

December 30, 2016August 24, 2022

Higher BMI Not a Risk Factor for Heart Attacks Among Identical Twins

Higher body mass index (BMI) does not increase the risk of heart attacks or death, but increases the risk of developing diabetes according to a study conducted on identical twins. ... Read more

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016

AHA Launches New Campaign to Reduce Repeat Heart Attacks

The American Heart Association (AHA), with help from heart attack survivor Julie Kubala, of Superior, Wis., is launching a new educational campaign to reduce the number of repeat and recurrent heart attacks. Kubala, ... Read more

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016

Program for Preventing Heart Attacks, Strokes Announces Participants

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced 516 awardees for a new program called the Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model aimed at preventing heart attacks ... Read more

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016

10 Major Risk Factors for Stroke Can Be Modified, Researchers Report

A new study called INTERSTROKE revealed that 10 modifiable risk factors account for 90 percent of strokes globally, with hypertension listed as the most important. The relative role of each risk factor ... Read more

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

FDA Approves First Biodegradable, Absorbable Stent for Coronary Artery Disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first fully absorbable stent for treating coronary artery disease. The Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System (BVS), a device manufactured by ... Read more

July 6, 2016July 7, 2016

Persistent Elevated Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Could Pose Cardiovascular Risk

A recent study showed that pregnant women who have persistent elevations in blood pressure may be at risk for developing metabolic syndrome after birth and cardiovascular disease later. The study, “Prehypertension During ... Read more

June 29, 2016June 29, 2016

Virtual Heart Model To Help Study New Cardiovascular Therapies

A research team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) developed a detailed computer model that reveals how electrical signals that control and regulate cardiac functions are affected in ... Read more

June 22, 2016June 22, 2016

Risk of Heart Attack May Be Predicted by Blood Levels of Specific Antibodies, British Study Shows

Researchers at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London recently showed that high amounts of IgG and IgM antibodies in the blood may protect patients from experiencing ... Read more

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016

Researchers Discover Factor Linked to Liver Cholesterol Release, a Possible Cause of Heart Disease

Researchers at the University of Central Florida recently identified a small protein that is crucial for the release of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) — more commonly known as bad cholesterol ... Read more

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016

Migraine Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds

The link between migraine and incidents of cardiovascular disease and related mortality in women was recently assessed in a study titled “Migraine and risk of cardiovascular disease in women: prospective ... Read more

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016

Coronary Microvascular Disease in Women to be Studied at UTA with $308,000 Grant

Michael Nelson, assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has been awarded a four-year $308,000 grant from The American Heart Association to investigate the underlying causes of coronary ... Read more

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016

EuroPCR 2016: EAPCI Courses Pumped With Innovative Interventional Cardiovascular News

The European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), is meeting through May 20 during EuroPCR 2016, at the Palais des Congres, ... Read more