A new study suggests sildenafil, known by its brand name Viagra, can improve cerebrovascular function and minimize the risk of cognitive impairment caused by small vessel disease. 

For people with auditory impairment, hearing aid use could slow metabolic decline in regions of the brain associated with cognitive function.

Paul Zei, MD, discusses late-breaking data from the REAL-AF Registry, which looked at the short- and long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation in paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation.

The group’s work is focused on how signal processing technologies and machine learning can track the health of VADs and the patients who need them. 

Researchers developed an advanced AI model capable of extracting measurements from unprocessed CT images in seconds. It then uses those data to evaluate the patient's mortality risk if they underwent TAVR.

The funding will go toward the Strategies to Reduce the Onset of Sleeve Gastrectomy Associated Bone Loss (STRONG BONES) trial.

The results were so conclusive that the trial was halted at halftime for having met predefined stopping rules. 

Using the latest version was associated with improved diagnostic accuracy, researchers wrote in a new analysis.