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New evidence released today from a study of 31,245 patients already taking statin therapy indicates that inflammation may be a more powerful predictor of risk of future cardiovascular events-;such as heart attack and stroke -; than "bad" cholesterol.

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, also called PAH) had approximately double the reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) if they took the PAH medications macitentan (10 mg) and tadalafil (40 mg) together in a single tablet rather than either drug alone, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

Researchers assessed the socioecological variables affecting older people's intake of anthocyanin-rich foods.

The study findings demonstrate the power of spatial single-cell transcriptomics in studying COVID-19 lung pathology and other health and disease conditions.

Ochsner Health Network, the Gulf South's largest clinically integrated network and nationally recognized leader in value-based care, has released its 2021-2022 Impact Report.

A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham and Mass General for Children has identified-; for the first time-; the mutation in a single non-coding gene of a young patient responsible for the extremely rare disease known as multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome, which causes profound cerebrovascular, gastrointestinal and urologic impairment.

Since it opened its doors in Glendale in 2015, Arizona Heart & Vascular has provided patients with diagnostic and interventional cardiac and vascular services, all in a personalized, outpatient setting.

Our bodies are made up of 60,000 miles of complex pipes that play a vital role in transporting nutrients throughout our bodies, performing waste disposal, and supplying our organs with fresh oxygen and blood.

When the artery that supplies the stomach and the liver forms a bulge that ruptures, this medical emergency results in the deaths of 50 percent of patients before they reach the hospital.

People with Type 2 diabetes who were given a smartphone app that delivers personalized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) saw significantly greater reductions in their blood sugar and less need for higher doses of diabetes medications at six months compared with those who only received standard diabetes care and a control app, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.