Researchers said the new findings add to a small but growing body of evidence that microplastic pollution represents an emerging health threat. In terms of its relationship with stroke risk, for ...

The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with placebo at one year, ...

The novel extended-duration small interfering RNA lepodisiran reduced mean serum concentrations of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) from 60 to 180 days after being administered subcutaneously, according to ...

Clopidogrel monotherapy was found to be more effective than aspirin monotherapy in lowering risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events among patients at high risk of recurrent ischemic ...

Implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) did not improve 60-day survival or bridge to heart replacement (HRT) therapies in patients with heart failure-cardiogenic shock (HF-CS) compared to ...

A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in the ...

The overall survival rate of athletes who suffer sudden cardiac arrest has improved over the past decade, but the likelihood of surviving varies by race, where the cardiac arrest occurred and what ...

The FRESH-UP study demonstrated that for patients with chronic heart failure (HF), liberal fluid intake did not result in a significant difference in health status vs. fluid restriction up to 1500 mL ...

Patients with narrowing of at least 50% in three major coronary arteries did equally well when treated with a minimally invasive stent placement guided either by ultrasound-based imaging or by a novel ...

The HERZCHECK trial demonstrates the feasibility and diagnostic value of a mobile, CMR-based screening strategy for detecting asymptomatic stage B HF in rural, high-risk populations. Participants in ...

People at high risk for recurrent cardiac events following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a procedure to open blocked arteries, experienced significantly better outcomes with clopidogrel ...