Researchers said the new findings add to a small but growing body of evidence that microplastic pollution represents an emerging health threat. In terms of its relationship with stroke risk, for ...

Patients with severe aortic stenosis who were treated with either TAVR or surgery had comparable rates of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke at five years, according to research presented during ...

The ZENITH trial demonstrated that among high-risk adults with PAH on maximum tolerated dose of background therapy, treatment with sotatercept resulted in a lower risk of all-cause death, lung ...

AZD0780, a novel, once-daily oral molecule inhibitor, had a robust, dose-dependent effect in lowering LDL-C and a favorable safety profile in patients with hypercholesterolemia already on background ...

Coronary atherosclerotic phenotypes, including total plaque volume (TPV), noncalcified plaque (NCP), calcified plaque (CP) and percentage atheroma volume (PAV), assessed by artificial ...

"Refocusing and reframing the definition and discussion of coronary artery disease (CAD) from late-stage ischemia and acute coronary events to early detection of coronary artery atheroma and ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) did not improve 60-day survival or bridge to heart replacement (HRT) therapies in patients with heart failure-cardiogenic shock (HF-CS) compared to ...

Sotatercept, a first-in-class novel activin-signaling inhibitor, led to a 76% lower risk of a composite of death from any cause, lung transplantation or hospitalization for worsening pulmonary ...