Cardiology

For every 10% increase in energy from high-quality carbohydrates, the odds of healthy aging rose by 31%, according to an analysis of data from the Nurse's Health Study.

ESOC 2025: New research reveals that combined oral contraceptive use significantly increases the risk of cryptogenic stroke in young women, urging careful assessment by clinicians.

Semaglutide was associated with a significant reduction in risk for major adverse cardiovascular events after just 3 months of treatment in a population with established CVD.

Any increase in lipoprotein(a) levels was linked to increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke; women and Black adults are most likely to be affected.

Low-dose clorthalidone offers clinicians a new option for initiating treatment that may mitigate well-known metabolic adverse effects.

Rates of amputation in Black Americans with peripheral arterial disease are 3-times higher than that of their White counterparts. Dr Fakorede, discusses, here.

A simple RNA-based blood test can identify the risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy months before symptoms appear, researchers reported.

ACP 2025: Dr Fakorede outlines PAD risk amplifiers, polyvascular disease connections, and when to screen using ABI, TBI, or exercise testing in high-risk patients.

Persistent hyperglycemia between ages 17 and 24 tripled the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy and did so 5 times faster among young women, a new study found.

ACP 2025: Foluso Fakorede, MD, discusses the importance of recognizing and screening for peripheral artery disease in primary care.

An EHR advisory that combined alerts to medical assistants with escalation to clinicians increased likelihood of hypertension control by a mean 18% per month.

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The CART ring was superior to the Apple Watch in automated AF detection with fewer unclassified ECGs, but neither device should serve as a definitive diagnostic tool.

Gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may be markers for rather than mediators of risk for future CVD, according to new research.

ACC 2025. Tirzepatide improved HF symptoms and renal function in patients with obesity-related HFpEF, regardless of CKD status, according to new findings from the SUMMIT trial.

This AF guideline topline offers an at-a-glance look at the most recent ACC/AHA guidance on diagnosis of the arrhythmia.

Semaglutide 2.4 mg significantly lowered the risk of MACE and mortality in patients with ASCVD and overweight or obesity but without diabetes, researchers reported.

Findings of the EXSTROM trial may help elucidate the mechanism by which low-dose colchicine prevents MI and stroke in adults with established CAD, experts suggest.

ACC.25. The results seen with the only oral GLP-1 mimetic reflect "a profound clinical impact" for adults at high risk for MACE who are averse to injectable therapy.

The risks to women's CV health differ, often significantly, from those faced by men, as demonstrated by 5 abstracts from the American College of Cardiology 2025 annual meeting.

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Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, the protean syndrome dubbed long COVID continues to affect millions; Greenspan is dedicated to helping.

ACC 2025: Black women and women in Southern states faced significantly higher rates of maternal mortality, according to a new study.

The reductions observed in all-cause mortality (49%) and MACE (39%) in high-risk patients compared with statin monotherapy could be practice changing, researchers said.

Cannabis users had a more than sixfold increased risk of MI compared to non-users, according to a new study.