In-hospital start of dapagliflozin shows no significant short-term benefit in heart failure patients
In-hospital initiation of dapagliflozin did not significantly reduce the short-term risk of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure…
Beta blockers reduce mortality and heart failure in MI patients with mildly reduced ejection fraction
Beta-blocker therapy significantly reduced a composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, new myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF)…
PREVENT equations provide more accurate risk estimates and support personalized hypertension care
Using the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT™) equations provides more accurate risk estimates and supports personalized…
Do you know what’s in your DNA? If not, that’s a problem | Columns
Genetic information can be life-saving in a medical emergency, yet it’s still rarely collected from adults — even…
Young adults with bipolar disorder show signs of early heart dysfunction
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature deaths in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide. In a novel…
Early puberty and childbirth tied to accelerated aging and higher disease risk
Reproductive timing matters when it comes to aging and age-related disease. In a study now online at eLife¸…
New research highlights combined impact of genes and lifestyle on dilated cardiomyopathy
An international team, led by scientists from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute has studied around 3000 people…
Alzheimer’s risk factors look different for men and women
A study of over 6000 patients shows how Alzheimer’s risk is shaped by sex and age of onset,…
How a leaky gut could be putting your heart at risk
Emerging science reveals that an imbalanced gut may do more than upset your stomach; it could be fueling…
Association between triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and adverse prognosis in elderly patients with severe heart failure and type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database | Cardiovascular Diabetology
This retrospective cohort study of 4,523 critically ill patients with type 2 diabetes and severe heart failure establishes…
7 common medicines that may secretly harm your heart health, reveals heart surgeon
Your heart works tirelessly, beating over 100,000 times a day to keep you alive, yet it is often…
Detecting structural heart disease from electrocardiograms using AI
Patient identification and data sources Patients 18 years of age or older who underwent a digitally-stored 12-lead ECG between…