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

August 5, 2015August 7, 2015

University of Rochester Leads Gilead Drug Study of GS-6615 for LQT3

A team of scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center is spearheading a global drug study for patients diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome, a hereditary cardiac rhythm disorder. The ... Read more

July 31, 2015August 7, 2015

Bellerophon Therapeutics Reveals Top-Line PRESERVATION I Findings on Bioabsorbable Cardiac Matrix

Clinical stage biotherapeutics company Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. has just revealed the top-line results of its PRESERVATION I clinical study for Bioabsorbable Cardiac Matrix (BCM), an experimental, implantable medical device currently being ... Read more

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Linked to Cardiac Aging

A new study led by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine recently reviewed the growing evidence supporting the concept that dysfunction of mitochondria is closely associated with ... Read more

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015

Studies Highlight the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Females

In a special symposium feature in The American Journal of Medical Sciences, researchers recently discussed the realities concerning the high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly in women. According to ... Read more

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015

Age Protects Blood Vessels’ Inner Layer From Oxidative Damage

In a recent study entitled “Advanced Age Protects Microvascular Endothelium from Aberrant Ca2+ Influx and Cell Death Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide” a research team at the University of Missouri shows ... Read more

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015

John Muir Health Offer MitraClip Device for Patients with Mitral Regurgitation

Physicians at John Muir Health, a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare organization east of San Francisco serving patients in Contra Costa, eastern Alameda and southern Solano Counties, are offering patients with ... Read more

July 21, 2015July 22, 2015

Boston Scientific Initiates Study Evaluating New Fully Resorbable I Scaffold Technology

Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific Boston Scientific has now initiated a study of the company’s first fully resorbable drug-eluting scaffold system. The Fully Absorbable Scaffold Feasibility Study (FAST) is a prospective, ... Read more

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Study Shows Benefits of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement via Lower Hemi-Sternotomy

In a recent study published in the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, a team of researchers were able to determine the clinical benefits of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via lower hemi-sternotomy, which ... Read more

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015

Recent Guidelines For Statin Therapy Improve the Identification of Cardiovascular Risk

A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston recently showed that the new guidelines issued in 2013 concerning statin based therapy are better than the previous ... Read more

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

Sternal Support Device Improves Cardiac Surgery Patients’ Recovery

The cardiothoracic surgery team at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC performed a clinical trial to evaluate the effectivness of a sternal support device in patients with a high-risk for ... Read more

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

MitoQ Antioxidant Revitalizes Old Arteries in Study

A powerful antioxidant known as MitoQ may be able to peel years off the arteries of individuals at risk for heart disease and prevent them from becoming more ill. Researchers ... Read more

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

FDA Issues Heart Attack Warning For Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

The FDA recently issued notices for prescription drug labels and over-the-counter (OTC) Drug Facts labels regarding non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which can increase the risk of stroke, heart attack and even death. These side effects can occur in the first ... 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