Heart disease patients who are slow walkers are at a higher risk of hospitalization than their speedier counterparts, according to research presented April 20 at EuroPrevent 2018.

An antioxidant that targets cellular mitochondria appeared to reverse age-related vascular changes by 15 to 20 years in older adults, according to a small, first-in-human study published April 16 in Hypertension.

The FDA has approved a firmware update aimed at addressing two previously reported issues with some of Abbott’s implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).

Nearly one in 10 patients who receive percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) end up back in the hospital with an unplanned readmission within 30 days, according to a study published online April 2 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. These readmissions are usually for noncardiac causes and heavily linked to a patient’s comorbidities and place of discharge, the researchers found.

Increasing physical activity after a heart attack could halve a person’s risk of dying over the following four years, suggests research presented April 19 at EuroPrevent 2018, a European Society of Cardiology congress.

A hybrid revascularization approach combining PCI and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) produced similar five-year outcomes compared to CABG alone, according to a randomized trial of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Children whose families have increased psychosocial risks are three times more likely to discontinue weight management treatment and are also less likely to improve their weight status, according to new research published April 5 in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Poor health in adolescence can be an indicator of an individual’s future risk of cardiovascular disease. What seems like common sense, lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children can lead to structural changes in retinal blood vessels.