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 ZENITH trial demonstrated that among high-risk adults with PAH on maximum tolerated dose of background therapy, treatment with sotatercept resulted in a lower risk of all-cause death, lung ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among young athletes, while overall survival after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is improving, the likelihood of survival varies by race, and SCA is more likely to occur during practice than games, ...

Angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL-3) inhibition with the human monoclonal antibody, SHR-1918, reduces serum LDL-C by 22% to 30%, as well as triglyceride (TG) levels by 52% to 63%, in patients at moderate or ...

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 ...

One of the most significant modifications that middle-aged patients can take to prevent cardiovascular disease is lowering arterial hypertension, according to research presented during a Featured ...

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 ...

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 ...