Clinical Research

Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later
Researchers show certain blood pressure patterns during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy were more likely to develop into hypertension later in life.
Key takeaways from ACC.25: Advances in cardiovascular science
Former American College of Cardiology president Hadley Wilson, MD, executive vice chair of Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, explains his main takeaway messages from the ACC 2025 late-breaking trials.
Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation seeks to bolster research funding for the specialty
During their annual meeting being held this week in Nashville, the society announced the launch of the SIR Foundation Endowment.
PET method offers new insight into inflammation of the brain
Researchers are hopeful that their technique could improve the diagnosis of conditions associated with neural inflammation.
Experts identify biomarker of severe asthma on MRI
Researchers are hopeful their findings could help improve the management of severe asthma.

AI for TAVR, robot-guided echo and more: Key research at ESC Congress 2024

ESC's annual meeting is always one of the world's largest gatherings of cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. This year's 4-day event will be no different.

CRF announces late-breaking clinical trials for TCT 2024

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation has announced 10 late-breaking clinical trials and 15 late-breaking clinical science sessions for TCT 2024 in Washington, DC. Topics will include TAVR and other structural heart procedures, artificial intelligence and much more.

New PET technique improves imaging of pediatric neuroblastoma.

New PET technique slashes scan times, improves image quality in neuroblastoma cases

The method also reduces radiation doses and eliminates the need for sedation or general anesthesia.

Odds of late-stage cancer diagnosis double when women put off annual breast cancer screening

Biennial and intermittent screening also significantly decrease rates of overall survival, a new analysis shows.

TAVR and SAVR linked to comparable long-term outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

Researchers combined data from three well-known clinical trials—NOTION, Evolut Low Risk and PARTNER 3—and evaluated thousands of low-risk patients who presented with severe aortic stenosis.

Brain enlargement may be linked to symptom severity in kids with autism spectrum disorder

Social and communication symptoms appear to be more severe in children who display brain overgrowth on MRI scans.

Treating atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) with surgery may be more beneficial than medical therapy alone, according to new data published in JAMA Network Open.[1]

Atrial functional mitral regurgitation: Surgery improves outcomes more than medical therapy alone

"These findings underscore the importance of understanding AFMR and its treatment options," one cardiologist said.

CT findings linked with pancreatic cancer

CT findings linked to heightened risk of pancreatic cancer recurrence

In 2023, the Society of Abdominal Radiology released its consensus statement regarding follow-up imaging of patients who have had their cancer surgically resected.

Clinical Research

Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later

Key takeaways from ACC.25: Advances in cardiovascular science

Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation seeks to bolster research funding for the specialty

PET method offers new insight into inflammation of the brain

Experts identify biomarker of severe asthma on MRI