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In high-risk patients, deep-learning software used with a cardiac-dedicated camera reduced false positives on myocardial perfusion imaging by nearly 20%.

A pediatric cardiologist from UT Southwestern in Dallas, presenting at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference, recommended improved diagnostics and treatment for myocarditis.

Including cardiac CT in the initial stroke imaging protocol detects more high-risk cardioaortic embolic sources than the current practice of performing later echo, a new study shows.

Telemedicine can serve as a complementary tool for minor ischemic cerebrovascular events, data suggest.

The gains appeared early after the start of aficamten and persisted in tandem with significant echo and biomarker responses throughout the cohort studys 6-month follow-up.

Patients of the same family physician practice who live close to each other have better cardiovascular and health outcomes than those who live farther apart, a retrospective study suggests.

Weight loss after bariatric surgery was tied to favorable cardiac effects associated with reduction in visceral fat.

Direct epicardial cardiac shockwave therapy adjunctive to CABG might lead to a paradigm shift in the treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy, researchers suggest.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have evidence of pulmonary gas exchange abnormalities and resting vascular dysfunction.

Among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HfpEF), a low ratio of free triiodothyronine (T3) to free thyroxine (T4) was significantly associated with worsening HF.