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

July 13, 2015July 14, 2015

Study Evaluates Aortic Valve Replacement Performed Through Full Sternotomy Versus Stented Bioprosthesis

In a recent study published in the Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, a team of researchers from Sweden was able to identify an association between aortic valve replacement through a ministernotomy with ... Read more

July 10, 2015July 10, 2015

New Cardiovascular and Thoracic Journal Launched

A new open access journal for surgeons and medical professionals called Cardiovascular and Thoracic Open (CTO) was launched by the independent and academic publisher SAGE. The journal, which is already available, ... Read more

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015

MitoQ Protects Donor Transplant Hearts From Damage During Storage

Perfusion of a heart involves forcing blood or fluid through the organ. A recent study shows that perfusing a heart with MitoQ, an antioxidant targeted to treat mitochondria, before transplantation ... Read more

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015

Study Reveals Effectiveness of Sternum Support Devices After Cardiothoracic Surgery

The use of sternum support devices has been shown to be effective in the treatment of cardiac patients, particularly in offering pain relief during coughing and deep breathing exercises after cardiothoracic surgery. These conclusions ... Read more

July 1, 2015July 6, 2015

Study Shows Benefits of Minimally Invasive Rapid Deployment over Traditional Full Sternotomy Aortic Valve Replacement

Minimally invasive surgical procedures (MIS) may be beneficial over conservative full sternotomy (FS) aortic valve replacement (AVR). A new class of aortic valve prostheses has been developed for rapid-deployment AVR ... Read more

June 29, 2015July 6, 2015

Researchers Identify Novel Arrhythmia Mechanism and Therapeutic Approach for the Disease

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers from Ohio State University’s Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute at Ohio State’s Wexner ... Read more

June 29, 2015July 9, 2015

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Prints First 3D Heart Using Multiple Imaging Techniques

Congenital heart experts at Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have successfully integrated two common imaging techniques — echocardiography and CT — to produce a three-dimensional ... Read more

June 26, 2015July 20, 2015

New Left Heart Stimulator Model for the Study of Heart Diseases

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University and Oklahoma State University developed a left ventricle (LV) model compatible with clinical imaging tools for the study of heart diseases. The ... Read more

June 24, 2015June 24, 2015

Bacteria That Causes Gum Disease Found to Promote Heart Disease

In a recent study presented during American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, a team of researchers from The University of Florida showed that the bacteria that causes gum disease is also ... Read more

June 23, 2015June 25, 2015

Data On Stroke Prevention In Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Presented At ISTH 2015

New assessments from GARFIELD-AF (Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field – Atrial Fibrillation) are being presented between June 20 and 25 at the XXV Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis ... Read more

June 22, 2015June 23, 2015

Eating Chocolate Each Day Lowers Heart Disease Risk

Recent research published in the journal Heart suggests that eating up to 100g of chocolate each day is connected to reduced risks for both heart disease and stroke. The study is the latest in a ... Read more

June 19, 2015July 21, 2015

Topline Results Of Phase III Study Of CicloMulsion For Acute Myocardial Infarction To Be Released in Q3

NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB, a mitochondrial medicine firm, has indicated that it will announce the topline results of the company’s phase III CIRCUS study of CicloMulsion® in those suffering with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), ... 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