The Avert system successfully reduced contrast media volume but failed to trim the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following coronary angiography, according to a trial published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

A new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology suggests women aged 45 and older who experienced traumatic life events could have a 37 percent increased chance of atrial fibrillation (AFib).

A handheld cardiac rhythm recorder that links to a smartphone application detected atrial fibrillation (AFib) with 96.6 percent sensitivity and 94.1 percent specificity compared to physician-interpreted electrocardiograms (ECGs), according to a single-center study published in HeartRhythm.

Weight gain after quitting smoking is associated with an increased short-term risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Two researchers with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore believe community-based organizations (CBOs) must become involved to adequately address food insecurity among high-risk Medicaid patients.

The same investigators who ignited debate among interventional cardiologists with the ORBITA trial in November 2017 have now published a small study highlighting the ability of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to immediately reduce ischemia and boost patients’ exercise capacity.

More than 100,000 individuals across the nation learned about hands-only CPR through training kiosks since the American Heart Association (AHA), along with Anthem Foundation, launched its program in 2016.

Middle-aged men with the highest cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels live an average of five years longer than peers with age-adjusted CRF in the bottom 5 percent of the population, according to a study with 46 years of follow-up.