Functional angiography outperforms conventional imaging in AIR-STEMI trial
Functional coronary angiography significantly reduced cardiovascular events and improved safety compared with conventional angiography in patients with ST-segment…
Potent antiplatelet therapy increases bleeding risk after heart attack in AF patients
Potent antiplatelet therapy increased bleeding without signs of benefit regarding cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation after…
Specialized blood vessel cells found to actively drive lung fibrosis
Millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases that cause scarring of the lungs, often leading to breathing…
The US switch in shingles vaccines revealed an unexpected heart health pattern
A natural experiment created by the rapid US switch in shingles vaccines gave researchers a rare opportunity to…
Blood-brain barrier-crossing blood pressure drugs linked to lower dementia risk
A nearly 12-year analysis of more than 66,000 matched adults suggests that where a blood pressure drug can…
Multi-ancestry genetic score improves risk prediction for Alzheimer’s disease
Late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive disorder characterized by cognitive decline and memory impairment, affecting an estimated…
New AI tool helps personalize care after heart attacks
The health of heart attack survivors follows three distinct paths in the five years after their health event,…
The Easy ‘Exercise Snack’ Trick Doctors Say Can Help Your Heart Health
The Easy ‘Exercise Snack’ Trick Doctors Say Can Help Your Heart Health Use left and right arrow keys…
Capillaries drive new collateral artery formation after heart blockage
New research in mice challenges a long-standing view of how the heart builds backup blood vessels after a…
Don’t blame it on age or being out of shape: Heart surgeon lists 4 exercise warning signs you shouldn’t brush off
Exercise is supposed to make you feel stronger, fitter and more energetic. But sometimes, changes in how your…
New battery-free pacemaker harvests power from every heartbeat
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that’s charged by a patient’s…
Immune signaling pathway protects newborn heart cells from injury
Researchers at the University Hospital of Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have identified a previously unknown…