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A stethoscope that uses AI is more sensitive to detecting signs of valvular heart disease than a standard stethoscope is in the hands of a primary care physician, a new study shows.

Harvard economists challenge prevailing narrative shared by hospitals, doctors.

Updates to the American Diabetes Association's Standards of Care for 2024 include multiple new screening recommendations, as well as new obesity management guidance and other revisions.

The Amulet and Watchman FLX devices for left atrial appendage closure produced equivalent results, with about half of patients having residual patency of the appendage at 13 months, a study shows.

The proposal by the major cardiovascular societies to form a new certification board represents a revolution in the field of CME and assessment of competency. What is known so far?

New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.

Individuals with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms that lack worrisome or high-risk features have no greater risk of pancreatic cancer than individuals without IPMNs.

Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.

Age-related increases in pulmonary artery systolic pressure occur in concert with worsening left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and contribute to late-life dyspnea, new data show.

With the help of AI, arterial inflammation measured with coronary computed tomography angiography can predict fatal and nonfatal events in patients with nonobstructive CAD.