Study links recreational cannabis legalization to rising heart attack admissions
Legalization of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease,…
What people ate at the start of a 20-year study was linked to their heart failure odds
Diet records from the early 2000s offer a window into how everyday food choices and existing health conditions…
New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs
Could current blood test cutoffs be missing iron deficiency? New guidelines recommend higher ferritin thresholds for key patient…
Well-designed electronic alerts improve care for cardiac patients
For busy health care workers, the electronic health record (EHR) can feel like an endless stream of clicks…
Eating pomegranates improves heart function by up to 80%
A team at King’s College London has uncovered a surprising ally in the fight against one of the…
Why one gut microbe is attracting attention in heart failure research
A multi-omic study links gut bacteria, microbial metabolites, and changes in heart function, pointing to biological relationships that…
FDA Announces New Nationwide Blood Pressure Medication Recall
If you take blood pressure medication—or know someone who does—there’s a new recall you’ll want to know about.…
Nighttime light exposure may alter heart structure and function
Exposure to light during the nighttime is linked to important and potentially harmful changes to the structure and…
Routine referral of prostate cancer patients to a cardiovascular specialist fails to cut cardiac events
Men with prostate cancer have a high risk of heart disease, especially when treated with hormone therapy. A…
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair lowers mortality and hospitalizations in high-risk patients
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair significantly improved clinical outcomes in high-risk patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, according to results…
H-ISDN shows no significant benefit in broader heart failure population
In patients with heart failure, hydralazine with isosorbide dinitrate did not significantly improve the incidence of death or…
Digital registry strategy doubles heart failure treatment uptake
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective type of heart failure…