Monitoring patient symptoms is an essential part of diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease (CVD). A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA), published in …

Specialists from the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore made…

Three recent studies, all published in Circulation…

After being discharged from the hospital, heart failure patients who received “virtual ward” transition care—consisting of at-home visits, telehealth appointments, and/or clinic visits—had better outcomes and…

Bodyport, a San Francisco-based healthcare technology company focused on detecting cardiovascular disease, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a new digital scale…

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said cardiovascular devices make up the largest number of technologies accepted into the FDA Breakthrough Devices Program. These devices also make up a large percentage of devices that have made it to final…

Healthcare providers still recovering from this year’s iodine contrast shortage now have another…

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest that cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates in the United States will increase significantly in the years ahead. A team of specialists from…

A study tracking heart failure-related mortality in young adults from 1999 to 2019 found that, after an initial period of…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has had a busy in July, approving…

Limiting salt is a common recommendation for patients hoping to improve their heart health or lose weight. Restricting salt too much, however, may actually…

The American Heart Association (AHA) and Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) have announced the winners of a six-month data challenge focused on the impact…

Early physician visits after hospital discharge are associated with better outcomes for heart failure patients, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.[1]

“The days…

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a shocking …

Harvard engineers have used a new manufacturing method, focused rotary jet spinning (FRJS), to recreate the helical structure of human heart muscles. The breakthrough could prove to be a significant moment in the history of heart…

Estrogen depletion therapy is a common treatment for women with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer—but how does it affect long-term cardiac outcomes? 

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Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation (AFib) are more likely to experience adverse outcomes within two years of transcatheter…

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Catheter ablation is an "economically attractive" treatment option for atrial fibrillation (AFib) when compared to antiarrhythmic drug therapy alone,, according to a new study in …

In the battle for public attention, heart failure seems to be losing badly—at least, that’s the conclusion of a new study which determined that even not-so-scintillating topics like potholes are more frequently…