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

September 16, 2015January 24, 2016

NIH Study Reveals That a Lower Systolic Pressure Reduces Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Rates

High blood pressure, also referred to as hypertension, is defined in adults as blood pressure higher than 140/90 mm Hg. The condition is a leading cause of disability and mortality ... Read more

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015

Human Gut Microbiome Composition Determines Obese Patients Risk to Develop Cardiovascular Diseases

In a new study entitled “Quantifying Diet-Induced Metabolic Changes of the Human Gut Microbiome”, researchers developed a mathematical model that predicts, according to our gut microbiome, how you will react ... Read more

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015

Monocytes Respond To High Levels of Fat in the Blood Leading To Tissue Damage

In a new study entitled “Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins Modulate the Distribution and Extravasation of Ly6C/Gr1low Monocytes”, scientists discovered that monocytes, key cells of the immune system, in response to high fat ... Read more

September 2, 2015September 14, 2015

Anti-Cholesterol Drug Repatha by Amgen Receives FDA Approval

California-based Amgen, Inc. recently received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for injectable Repatha (evolocumab), indicated for patients who cannot regulate their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol despite ... Read more

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015

Food’s Nutritional Values New Focus in Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity Prevention

According to a recent post in the Open Heart online journal, nutritional recommendations are shifting from counting calories to promoting nutritional values in food. The approach is part of a new paradigm to ... Read more

August 24, 2015August 24, 2015

Study Evaluates Prognostic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Surgery for Aortic Stenosis

Results from a recent study published in the journal PLoS One showed that tricuspid regurgitation (TR), right ventricular (RV) function, age, and concomitant coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) are associated with outcome ... Read more

August 21, 2015August 24, 2015

Longer Working Hours Increase Stroke Risk

A recent study claims that workaholics might be jeopardizing their health, since people working 55 hours and more per week may have a 33 percent higher risk of stroke, with the risk for stroke increasing with ... Read more

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015

Abbott To Broaden Foundation In Structural Heart Therapies With 2 Mitral Valve Transactions

Abbott recently announced it has agreed to purchase Tendyne Holdings, Inc., which is a private medical device firm whose main focus is to develop less invasive therapies to replace mitral valves. The agreement stipulates that Abbott will acquire ... Read more

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015

Sunshine Heart Provides Update on Implantable Circulatory Support System

Sunshine Heart, a global medical device company focused on developing technologies to address heart failure, recently announced a significant update to the company’s next-generation, completely implantable version of flagship C-Pulse® technology, noting that it will ... Read more

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015

Infants with HLHS Can Benefit More from a Venous Shunt, Study Shows

In order to survive, children born with hypo plastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) need to undergo reconstructive surgery to restore blood circulation. The most commonly prescribed procedure is the 3-stage ... Read more

August 12, 2015October 19, 2015

Early Monitoring Needed for Heart and Blood Vessel Disease Among Teens With Major Depression or Bipolar Disorder

In a recent statement published in the journal Circulation, a team of researchers called for early monitoring for heart and blood vessel disease among teens with major depression or bipolar disorder. ... Read more

August 10, 2015August 12, 2015

LIXIANA® (edoxaban) for Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Patients with AF Receives Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) from NICE

Daiichi Sankyo’s once-daily LIXIANA® q (edoxaban) recently received a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) that recommends it as a novel preventive treatment against strokes ... Read more

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

AHA Launches New Campaign to Reduce Repeat Heart Attacks

Program for Preventing Heart Attacks, Strokes Announces Participants

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

FDA Approves First Biodegradable, Absorbable Stent for Coronary Artery Disease

Persistent Elevated Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Could Pose Cardiovascular Risk

Virtual Heart Model To Help Study New Cardiovascular Therapies

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

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

Migraine Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds

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

EuroPCR 2016: EAPCI Courses Pumped With Innovative Interventional Cardiovascular News