Use of an internet app to determine eligibility and access to a statin without a prescription could expand the numbers of primary prevention patients taking these […]

ATLANTA — A trial that used behaviorally designed gamification and financial incentives or a combination of both to get people at cardiovascular risk to be more […]

Among female patients with aortic stenosis, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) may help reduce fibrosis of the aortic valve.  A retrospective study aimed to determine whether […]

ATLANTA — Weekly injections of the glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic), relieves symptoms in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), […]

After one month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and ticagrelor (Brilinta) post-percutaneous coronary intervention for an acute coronary syndrome, dropping aspirin cut bleeding risk […]

Chelation therapy to remove potentially toxic levels of lead from the blood was not associated with a reduction in cardiovascular events in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients […]

ATLANTA — Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who had a myocardial infarction or unstable angina and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) had a 76% lower […]

Use of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) proved non-inferior to guideline-recommended continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension and obstructive […]

Use of a microaxial flow pump (Impella CP) with standard care led to a lower risk for death than standard care alone in patients with ST-elevation […]