The overall survival rate of athletes who suffer sudden cardiac arrest has improved over the past decade, but the likelihood of surviving varies by race, where the cardiac arrest occurred and what ...

The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with placebo at one year, ...

The HERZCHECK trial demonstrates the feasibility and diagnostic value of a mobile, CMR-based screening strategy for detecting asymptomatic stage B HF in rural, high-risk populations. Participants in ...

Among iron-deficient patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), receiving intravenous iron supplementation was found to be safe but resulted in mixed findings, according to a ...

Clopidogrel monotherapy was found to be more effective than aspirin monotherapy in lowering risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events among patients at high risk of recurrent ischemic ...

The ALPACA trial showed that among patients with elevated lipoprotein(a), lepodisiran reduces mean serum concentrations of lipoprotein(a) from 60 to 180 days after administration. Participants were ...

The novel extended-duration small interfering RNA lepodisiran reduced mean serum concentrations of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) from 60 to 180 days after being administered subcutaneously, according to ...

Patients with narrowing of at least 50% in three major coronary arteries did equally well when treated with a minimally invasive stent placement guided either by ultrasound-based imaging or by a novel ...

The FRESH-UP study demonstrated that for patients with chronic heart failure (HF), liberal fluid intake did not result in a significant difference in health status vs. fluid restriction up to 1500 mL ...

A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in the ...

A program that delivered in-home visits from a trained paramedic team to people with heart failure did not significantly reduce 30-day hospital readmissions or improve health status compared with ...

One of the most significant modifications that middle-aged patients can take to prevent cardiovascular disease is lowering arterial hypertension, according to research presented during a Featured ...