Cardiology

ACC 2022. Black and Hispanic persons were 41% less likely than white individuals to receive CPR after cardiac arrest in public and 26% less likely when the event occurred in their home.

ACC 2022. Can a couple of cups of coffee per day keep cardiovascular disease at bay? Findings from 3 new studies shed light.

ACC 2022. Large study of US adults showed those with depression following MI were 50% more likely to experience a stroke than those who did not have depression.

ACC.22: Findings from 3 studies show drinking 2-3 cups of coffee per day is associated with a reduced risk of CVD, abnormal heart rhythms, and mortality.

Cardiovascular-health-focused company Eko redesigned its app to enable screening for cardiovascular disease within seconds during a physical exam.

Men were more likely to experience sudden cardiac death than women across all age groups in a new nationwide study.

Adults with previous acute myocarditis did not experience recurrence or serious adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination in a small study presented at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care Congress 2022.

The increased risk of CVD was observed even in young adults with a serious mental illness, according to an analysis of nearly 600 000 US adults.

A study of midlife women found those with a history of both sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment had the highest risk of hypertension.

In the PATH-BP study, use of acetaminophen 4g/day increased BP among patients with hypertension by nearly 5 mm Hg within 2 weeks of beginning the regimen.