Cardiology

Investigators suggest the findings mean anticoagulants or antiplatelets could potentially treat migraine patients with aura.

Patients with influenza-like illness face a higher risk of stroke up to a year after infection.

Investigators identified a correlation between infection with high-risk strains of HPV and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, especially among women with obesity or metabolic syndrome.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of nearly 10,000 patients found systolic AOBP readings, under the right circumstances, should become the standard blood pressure test.

Heart patients discharged from the hospital with an opioid prescription were less likely to participate in planned follow-up care than those without prescribed opioids.

Largest observational study on antiepileptic treatment for poststroke epilepsy finds highest adherence to a less frequently prescribed drug.

Atrial fibrillation recurrence remains a challenge amidst significant advances in managing stroke risk. Could the CHA2DS2-VASc score help?

Exposure to excessive heat, especially during early pregnancy, is expected to drive an increase in congenital heart defects.

Inner-city African-American patients are 5 times more likely to have hypertensive emergency, according to a recent study.

According to updated statistics form the American Heart Association (AHA), cardiovascular disease is present in approximately 50% of US adults.

Updates to the atrial fibrillation guidelines now recommend a newer type of blood-thinning medication called non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs).

In the past 5 years, the administration has continually improved on the previous year's rate. More of the same should be anticipated in 2019.

The SPRINT MIND study did find that intensive treatment reduced the risk of mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to dementia.

About 1 in 7 heart failure patients have COPD, which can lead to a 30% increase in risk of hospitalization and death.

The TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter is used for cardiac ablation procedures.

Statins are already a common therapy among patients with type 2 diabetes. Its cholesterol-lowering benefits may help retain patient vision longer.

The FDA has approved Verily’s Study Watch, a wearable medical device that conducts electrocardiograms (ECGs).

Madelaine A. Feldman, MD, FACR, shares about the current standard treatment rheumatoid arthritis and the hurdles to providing optimal treatment.

The hypertension medication is again being recalled due to carcinogenic impurities.

Coronary artery disease remains the top killer of Americans—these tools may help identify people who are still at risk.

The FDA has responded to the Janssen Pharmaceutical company's sNDA with a request for more data.

Improvements in muscle and cardiac function were observed for 18 months in tested mice.

The Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder is implanted via catheter to repair patent ductus arteriosus in newborns weighing as little as 2 pounds.

The FDA has approved RFPi Inc’s blood flow and perfusion imaging medical device, iCertainty.

How well do you know your CV outcomes trial data for novel type 2 diabetes drugs? Your answers to these 8 questions will tell. 

The WEB Aneurysm Embolization System is designed to treat intracranial wide neck bifurcation aneurysms.

Higher incidences of epilepsy in children with congenital heart disease prompted a neurocardiology team to call for increased perioperative EEG monitoring.

Once one of the country healthcare system's greatest successes, CVD and related mortality is rising again. What's its true cause?

The community-based program intent on improving black men's blood pressure care will revamp its practice headed into 2019.

This past year came with a multitude of new FDA approvals for antiretroviral therapies as well as research highlighting HIV and various comorbidities.