Individuals infected with hepatitis C are at a significantly increased risk of developing heart disease, according to a Lancet analysis that also found hep C-linked CVD is responsible for 1.5 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) annually.

Wellness company Hello Heart has raised $12 million in new funding that will go toward developing at-home monitoring solutions and behavioral treatments for hypertension, TechCrunch reported July 31.

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Johns Hopkins University and the Mayo Clinic have reportedly leveraged “state-of-the-art” genome editing to track lipoprotein movement in real time, allowing scientists a glimpse into how cholesterol moves, accumulates and gathers to build plaque.

An antioxidant compound found in soybeans might protect the heart from cannabis-related CV damage, according to work presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2019 Scientific Sessions.

The odds a heart patient will experience complications after they’re implanted with a cardiac device vary depending on where they receive care, according to work published in the Annals of Internal Medicine July 30.

A study published in JAMA Cardiology July 24 suggests high-intensity statin use after MI depends on where patients live in the U.S., with 66% higher use in New England than in the country’s West South Central region.

Sixty-nine people have survived out-of-hospital cardiac arrests at Hawaii’s airports since an AED program was first implemented in 2006, the Oregonian reports.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis on July 29 announced its combo sacubitril/valsartan drug Entresto “narrowly missed” its primary endpoint in the Phase III PARAGON-HF study, throwing into question the future of a blockbuster drug.