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 ...

Additional rhythm-control strategies are frequently continued after index ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a study published Feb. 12 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. One in ...

Two recent case series describe the use of invasive implanted hemodynamic monitoring (IHM) with the CardioMEMS™ HF System (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois) in pediatric patients. IHM can be ...

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure. He then discusses managing cardiovascular (CV) disease in cancer survivors who have completed cancer ...

This Heart Failure (HF) Awareness Week, the ACC acknowledges all sites dedicated to streamlining processes and improving quality of care with ACC's Heart Failure Accreditation. "The outpatient ...

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 ...

Cardiovascular medications frequently lead the polypharmacy category, often contributing to adverse clinical outcomes, and the most vulnerable among us are often prescribed the most complex regimens.

Patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, compared with those without, had a higher incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study of 5.5 million Danish citizens in 2010, ...

The ACC has issued new guidance on practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke, offering clinicians tailored strategies to improve post-stroke care by identifying and managing atrial ...

Overall cardiovascular hospitalization rates were 1.5-fold higher and income-based disparities were much greater in the U.S. compared with Denmark among patients aged ≥65 years, according to a ...

Days alive out of health care and hospitalization (DAoH), a novel measure of outcomes in children undergoing cardiovascular surgery, offers advantages over the traditional outcome measure of days ...

Among patients with takotsubo syndrome (TTS), beta-blocker therapy was associated with lower follow-up mortality but not lower TTS recurrence, according to a study published Feb. 5 in JACC: Heart ...