Background: Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis is responsible for 18 million deaths annually, highlighting a significant need for new medical therapies, especially for patients who are ...

The rapid development and integration of artificial intelligence (AI), including predictive, generative, and emerging agentic ...

Background: Observational studies have suggested that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are associated with a lower risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation ...

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence is rising among younger women in the US. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are early indicators of cardiovascular risk, yet it remains ...

The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports on the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk ...

Introduction: There is increasing use of digital health solutions in heart failure (HF), but few studies have demonstrated its impact on public healthcare systems in North America. The Continuum ...

At 19 years of age, a woman experiencing dyspnea on exertion was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary arterial hypertension–targeted drugs (oral beraprost, sildenafil, ...

Background: Metformin is not FDA-approved for prediabetes but it is being prescribed off-label for this condition. Per the American Diabetes Association (ADA), metformin “should be considered” for ...

A 68-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain, which had been persistent for 8 hours. He had been experiencing exertional shortness of breath in the preceding ...

A 76-year-old man presented for a routine health evaluation. He reported no symptoms and the cardiovascular physical examination was within normal limits. He takes amlodipine for hypertension. He was ...

The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry’s (NACB) Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines (LMPG) for use of cardiac markers were published in July of 1999. 1 The focus of this initial document ...

The BNT162b2 mRNA (Pfizer-BioNTech) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have gained widespread use across the globe to prevent further spread of severe acute ...