Healthy diets that prioritize plant-based foods were associated with reductions in both all-cause mortality or CVD mortality. Diets do not have to be strictly vegan or vegetarian to make that impact, researchers noted. 

Many states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana in recent years, creating one of the more radical cultural shifts the United States has seen in quite some time. What could this trend mean from a cardiologist's perspective? 

PAD and CLI patients who show signs of coronary heart disease may benefit from early treatment, according to a new study of nearly 4 million hospitalizations. 

Relying on the AI-powered chatbot for heart assessments could be "dangerous," researchers warn, but the technology may still be helpful in certain situations. 

The three-day event will include sessions about sexual activity among heart patients, depression, energy drinks, stimulants, vaccines and more. The festivities begin Thursday, April 25, in Greece. 

The popular high-fat, low-carb diet is associated with multiple short-term benefits, but they appear to diminish over time. 

Alexander Fanaroff, MD, said the late-breaking BE ACTIVE clinical trial presented at ACC.24 offers a blueprint for how to get patients to be more physically active.

Interventional cardiologist Foluso Fakorede, MD, opened a practice in rural Mississippi, the epicenter of the PAD and CLI epidemic, to try and reverse the glaring health disparities in that region.