A new joint Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the ACC provides new and updated clinical guidance on how to assess risk when considering competitive sports ...

SGLT2 inhibitors may slow the progression of nonsevere aortic stenosis (AS), according to a study published Feb. 19 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. In this multicenter observational study, ...

Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase their risk of future heart disease, ...

A unique international task force, comprised of representatives from cardiology and cardiothoracic societies as well as patient representatives, has developed the first standardized set of measures ...

Women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) had lower than expected rates of morbidity and mortality with a subsequent pregnancy (SSP), according to a prospective registry study published Feb. 12 in ...

The EARLY TAVR (Evaluation of TAVR Compared to Surveillance for Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis) trial results demonstrate that early transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) ...

Electrosurgical leaflet laceration and stabilization of the implant (ELASTA-Clip) followed by transapical transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) is a feasible and less invasive option for ...

Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation (AFCA) improved clinical outcomes compared with medical treatment alone, and early AFCA was associated with better outcomes than late AFCA, particularly decreased ...

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at tighter blood pressure control in patients who are postpartum. He then discusses beta blocker therapy in patients with Takotsubo syndrome. Finally, Dr. Eagle ...

Restricting sodium content in processed foods reduced blood pressure (BP) in one study and using a salt substitute reduced risks of stroke recurrence and death in another study, both published Feb. 5 ...

Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDOP) in their first delivery have a significantly increased cause-specific hazard ratio (csHR) of incident atrial fibrillation (AFib) compared ...

Patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) at intermediate disease stage were more likely to survive at one year when treated via tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge-repair (T-TEER) when ...