May 12, 2016May 12, 2016

Human Heart Cells React to Tobacco Smoke and E-cigarette Vapor Differently, Study Shows

A new study from researchers at the University of Bristol’s Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC IEU) revealed that there are significant ... Read more

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016

Pfizer Completes Enrollment in SPIRE-2 Trial for Cardiovascular Therapy Bococizumab

Patient enrollment is complete in Pfizer’s global SPIRE-2 clinical trial, which will be evaluating the efficacy of bococizumab in reducing cardiovascular ... Read more

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016

Eating More of Healthy Foods, Rather Than Avoiding All Unhealthy Treats, Seen as Goal for Heart Patients

The Mediterranean diet — rich in vegetables, fruits, fish, and unrefined foods — was linked in a study to a lower risk of heart ... Read more

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

Potential Cell Therapies for Heart Disease Are Focus of Upcoming Issue of ‘Cell Transplantation’ Journal

A special cardiovascular issue of the journal Cell Transplantation, due to be published later this year, will cover three studies exploring ... Read more

April 15, 2016April 21, 2016

FDA Approves First Leadless Pacemaker for Treating Heart Rhythm Disorders

Pacemakers are surgically implanted medical devices that have improved and lengthened the lives of millions of cardiac patients by generating electrical ... Read more

April 7, 2016April 8, 2016

Trial Discontinued in Cholesterol Drug Evacetrapib After it Fails to Reduce Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events

A large Phase 3 clinical trial of the cholesterol drug evacetrapib was discontinued after an analysis showed it did not reduce the rates of major ... Read more

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016

Cardiovascular Disease Caused by HIV Medications Can Be Prevented, According to Researchers

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports there are currently about 37 million people infected with HIV. Antiviral drugs can control the progression ... Read more

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016

Battle Against Cardiovascular Disease Gets Boost with $1.9M NIH Grant for Georgia State Biologist

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a $1.9 million grant ... Read more

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016

High Coronary Calcium Score May Also Point to Risk of Cancer, Kidney and Lung Disease

A 10-year follow-up study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported that an elevated coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, a sign of ... Read more

March 9, 2016April 21, 2016

Heart Disease in Women Is Focus of Cardiologist’s Study Funded by Heart to Heart Grant

University of Louisville cardiologist Andrew DeFilippis, M.D., MSc, was awarded a $100,000 Heart to Heart Grant from the Alpha Phi Foundation to ... Read more

March 2, 2016April 21, 2016

Treating Heart Disease Gets More Precise With 3-D Printing Used by Australian Cardiologists

Doctors and engineers at Australia’s University of Melbourne are harnessing the power of supercomputers to create personalized 3-D models from patients ... Read more

February 17, 2016May 18, 2016

Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Studied in Prostate Cancer Survivors

Recent research led by physicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center focused on the risk factors for cardiovascular disease in prostate cancer survivors, ... Read more