Cardiovascular Diseases

The American Heart Association (AHA) statement recommends strategies for clinicians on how they can manage acute coronary syndrome in the older adult population.

Researchers analyzed data to determine the top causes of cardiovascular disease-related emergency department visits among men and women.

Researchers examined the impact of adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy on the risk of rehospitalization in individuals with comorbid obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. ...

The ACC and AHA recently updated the guideline for diagnosing and distinguishing various causes of chest pain in patients to further prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases.

In this commentary, Michael J. Bloch, MD, writes about smoking as a risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke, the need for clinicians to devote time and resources to smoking cessation interventions...

The USPSTF has updated its recommendations on the use of vitamins and dietary supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer.

The US FDA has approved a new treatment for a rare heart condition in certain patient populations but has restricted access.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is estimated to occur in 1 in 4 adults worldwide but understanding of the disease and associated complications is lacking. The American Heart Association recently released a...

Researchers recently examined the relationship between breast artery calcification in women and adverse cardiovascular events.

To better understand the relationship between serious mental illness and cardiovascular risk, researchers examined the 10- and 30-year cardiovascular risk in individuals with and without mental illness. ...