Nov 21, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Impella use is increasing for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients treated with mechanical circulatory support (MCS), although its use is assoc...

Nov 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- New cardiovascular disease is declining among American Indians, according to a study published in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Ass...

Nov 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In an article published in the Nov. 19 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, in...

Nov 19, 2019

New research was presented at AHA 2019, the annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, from November 16-18 in Philadelphia. The features below highlight some of the studies that eme...

Nov 19, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) with evidence of atherosclerosis, those with a target low-density lipoprotein (LDL) chol...

Nov 19, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, visit-to-visit hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) variability is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular di...

Nov 19, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Health care professionals (HCPs) should receive consistent and frequent training in measuring blood pressure (BP), according to a report prepared for the Ame...

Nov 19, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In 2018, 19.7 percent of U.S. adults reported currently using any tobacco products, according to research published in the Nov. 15 issue of the U.S. Centers ...

Nov 19, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Endurance exercise training may improve skeletal muscle microvasculature in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online No...

Nov 18, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The generic valsartan recall has had population-level impacts on patients in Ontario, Canada, according to a research letter published online Nov. 11 in Circu...

Nov 18, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with recent myocardial infarction have a lower risk for ischemic cardiovascular events with colchicine versus placebo, according to a study published...

Nov 18, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Predictors of attaining low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) goals have been identified, according to a study publish...

Nov 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe respiratory illness tied to vaping has now reached 2,172, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention r...

Nov 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Twelve cases of electronic cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) from a single institution have been described in a case series pub...

Nov 14, 2019

Heart failure (HF) is the most frequent cardiovascular diagnosis and exacts significant health and financial costs around the globe. It is estimated that at least 26 million people worldwide are livin...

Nov 14, 2019

For older patients with atrial fibrillation, the competing risks for death reduce the net clinical benefit (NCB) of oral anticoagulation, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in Circulation: ...

Nov 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Enrolling actively smoking oncology patients into a comprehensive tobacco cessation program may help patients sustain long-term abstinence from smoking and ...

Nov 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for mortality and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is high in children who undergo surgical repair for congenital heart disease compared with the ge...

Nov 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Skeletal muscle mass (SMM) is inversely associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among middle-aged and older adults, according to a stu...

Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Intensive blood pressure control results in an increase in life expectancy, and new hypertension guidelines may be cost-effective only for certain patients...