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/PRNewswire/ -- Cognitive impairment is prevalent in patients living with heart failure and was shown to negatively impact functional abilities, life...

Broken Arrow couple believe the COVID-19 vaccine may have caused their teen daughters death due to her having an adverse reaction.

The STOP-CAD study signaled a short course of an antithrombotic regimen might lower ischemic stroke risk in some patients without significantly increasing major bleeding.

For the first time in 10 years, the American Heart Association (AHA) has updated the model to predict someone’s risk of developing heart disease, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published today (Nov. 10) in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.

Tailored for those aged 30 and above, a new tool uses sex-specific, race-free equations to estimate the 10- and 30-year risk of total cardiovascular disease.

A newly-issued Scientific Statement on Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JACC, covers the use of durable mechanical circulatory support, referring to it as an important but often underutilized treatment for patients with advanced heart failure (HF).

Software medical device developer Argus Cognitive has announced its ReVISION platform has received (510k) FDA clearance. ReVISION allows medical professionals to better diagnose and stratify right ventricular dysfunction in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, according to the August 15 company statement.

New American Heart Association scientific statement finds that only 10% of face-to-face consultations involve adequate levels of shared decision-making.

A newly-released scientific statement published in the AHA journal, Circulation, focuses on the value of routine tests to reduce disparities in peripheral artery disease (PAD) and amputation risk, summarizing racial and ethnic disparities in treatment of the disease and suggesting ways to improve care.

Some more highlights from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting