Genome-wide association studies suggested some genetic overlap between , particularly BMI and smoking. (American Journal of Psychiatry)
People self-administering during paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) had a 60.2% probability of conversion within 30 minutes. (Journal of the American Heart Association)
Since U.S. guidelines lowered the cutoff for hypertension to 130/80 mm Hg, more patients with atrial fibrillation are earlier in their disease course. (JAMA Network Open)
Heart transplantation outcomes at 1 year were comparable between donations at a single center. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
There was no evidence that in patients with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction across major trials. (European Journal of Heart Failure)
At the undiscounted wholesale price, was cost-effective relative to renin-angiotensin system inhibitors when treating heart failure with lower ejection fraction. (JAMA Cardiology)
Anumana announced that their , an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithm for detecting low ejection fraction based on routine 12-lead ECGs, received FDA clearance.
Also cleared is for automating cardiothoracic ratio assessment from chest X-rays, the company reported.
Boston Scientific's for long-term monitoring of arrhythmias also recently won FDA clearance. (Mass Device)
In addition, the FDA cleared the utilizing intravascular ultrasound and fractional flow reserve for percutaneous coronary interventions, Boston Scientific announced.
For patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting, (CTCA) reduced procedure times and complications compared with invasive coronary angiography, a single-center randomized trial showed. (Circulation)
Canadians with tended to have more adverse cardiovascular disease outcomes. (Addiction)
The risk of major vascular events after transient ischemic attack and minor ischemic stroke depends on the . (JAMA Neurology)
A meta-analysis showed that even is associated with an increased risk of stroke. (Neurology)
The Vienna Prediction Model underestimated , but performed better after recalibration. (European Heart Journal)
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle reduced in people with established cardiovascular disease. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
, the Ugandan cardiologist acquitted of killing his wife in 2006, has died in Australia. (New Vision)
Scientists found that zebrafish heart cells start beating to form a synchronized heartbeat. (Nature)