A team at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, announced progress on its latest cardiology wearable: a plant-based, stretchable wrist sticker that has the ability to monitor physical activity and alert users to health risks in real-time.

Children who eat breakfasts high in energy but low in nutrition are likely to see higher cholesterol levels, increased insulin resistance and an elevated risk for cardiovascular complications in the future, according to research out of Spain.

For patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and multivessel disease, complete revascularization is associated with greater in-hospital mortality but better long-term survival, according to an observational study published Oct. 15 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Patients who resume oral anticoagulation treatment following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are almost twice as likely to achieve functional recovery, according to a study published Oct. 9 in Stroke.

Women with a history of cardiotoxicity from previous cancer treatments are around 30 percent more likely to experience clinical congestive heart failure (CHF) before, during or after pregnancy, according to research published ahead of print in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Despite the myth of a “weekend effect” in cardiac surgery—the idea that patients discharged from the hospital on weekends and holidays face higher readmission rates—a team of UCLA researchers concluded that heart patients face a similar risk of readmission regardless of the day of week they’re discharged.

CMS is reconsidering its reimbursement practices for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) at the request of the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association, which authored a joint letter urging the agency to cover ABPM for a broader range of indications.

Heart valve surgery patients, including those who undergo aortic and mitral interventions, are at risk of temporary cognitive decline for up to six months after their procedure, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society this week.