Treatment guided by noninvasive device to monitor lung congestion improves heart failure outcomes

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreatment management guided by the use of a noninvasive device to monitor fluid accumulation in the lungs substantially reduced hospita

Updated on: May 16,2026

Treatment guided by noninvasive device to monitor lung congestion improves heart failure outcomes

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreatment management guided by the use of a noninvasive device to monitor fluid accumulation in the lungs substantially reduced hospita

Updated on:May 16,2026

Older, high-risk patients can safely defer percutaneous coronary intervention until after aortic valve replacement

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOlder patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had comparable outcomes regardl

Updated on: May 14,2026

Older, high-risk patients can safely defer percutaneous coronary intervention until after aortic valve replacement

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOlder patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had comparable outcomes regardl

Updated on:May 14,2026

Dual imaging identifies cause of heart attack in patients without blocked arteries

by Katie Ullman,NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Ashley Perlow felt a sharp pain shoot across her chest and into both wrists, she didn't think it could be a heart attack. S

Updated on: May 13,2026

Dual imaging identifies cause of heart attack in patients without blocked arteries

by Katie Ullman,NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Ashley Perlow felt a sharp pain shoot across her chest and into both wrists, she didn't think it could be a heart attack. S

Updated on:May 13,2026

Six weeks of boxing training significantly lowers blood pressure in young adults

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoAlvaro Gurovich, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the senior author of a

Updated on: May 07,2026

Six weeks of boxing training significantly lowers blood pressure in young adults

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoAlvaro Gurovich, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the senior author of a

Updated on:May 07,2026

Global trial shows targeted heart drug reduces obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in youth

byThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA global clinical trial involving The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has found that mavacamten—a heart medication previously ap

Updated on: May 05,2026

Global trial shows targeted heart drug reduces obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in youth

byThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA global clinical trial involving The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has found that mavacamten—a heart medication previously ap

Updated on:May 05,2026

Mitral valve-in-valve procedure associated with lower risk of death, disabling strokes

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn patients with a poorly functioning bioprosthetic mitral valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure to insert a new valve wa

Updated on: May 04,2026

Mitral valve-in-valve procedure associated with lower risk of death, disabling strokes

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn patients with a poorly functioning bioprosthetic mitral valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure to insert a new valve wa

Updated on:May 04,2026

Can a new heart health metric identify fracture risk in postmenopausal women? Study finds link

byTulane UniversityPostmenopausal women face a high risk of bone fractures. Due to declines in estrogen levels, which can lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis, even a low-impact fall can result i

Updated on: May 02,2026

Can a new heart health metric identify fracture risk in postmenopausal women? Study finds link

byTulane UniversityPostmenopausal women face a high risk of bone fractures. Due to declines in estrogen levels, which can lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis, even a low-impact fall can result i

Updated on:May 02,2026

Sotatercept shows promise for a type of pulmonary hypertension linked to heart failure with preserved EF

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension) experien

Updated on: April 28,2026

Sotatercept shows promise for a type of pulmonary hypertension linked to heart failure with preserved EF

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension) experien

Updated on:April 28,2026

Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsAdolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvemen

Updated on: April 19,2026

Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsAdolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvemen

Updated on:April 19,2026

Including AI-derived heart fat measurement improves accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk prediction

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicPericardial adipose tissue (PAT) segmentation: A visual comparison of the ground truth segmentations of the PAT (upper row), model’s predictions (middle row) and the subtrac

Updated on: April 15,2026

Including AI-derived heart fat measurement improves accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk prediction

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicPericardial adipose tissue (PAT) segmentation: A visual comparison of the ground truth segmentations of the PAT (upper row), model’s predictions (middle row) and the subtrac

Updated on:April 15,2026

No benefit for delayed reperfusion with left-ventricular support in patients with large heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first randomized trial to test whether adding a small, temporary pump to allow the heart to rest and intentionally delaying percut

Updated on: April 11,2026

No benefit for delayed reperfusion with left-ventricular support in patients with large heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first randomized trial to test whether adding a small, temporary pump to allow the heart to rest and intentionally delaying percut

Updated on:April 11,2026

DASH diet grocery program delivers blood pressure and cholesterol benefits

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Laura oliveira from PexelsBlack adults with high blood pressure who received dietitian counseling and home deliveries of groceries aligned with the DASH diet—me

Updated on: April 10,2026

DASH diet grocery program delivers blood pressure and cholesterol benefits

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Laura oliveira from PexelsBlack adults with high blood pressure who received dietitian counseling and home deliveries of groceries aligned with the DASH diet—me

Updated on:April 10,2026