For individuals without cardiovascular disease, use of aspirin is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular events and an increased risk for major bleeding, according to a newly published meta-analysis.
The prevalence of multiple affected noncoronary territories was increased for participants within the highest quintile of sleep fragmentation (odds ratio, 1.34). In the different sleep groups, there were no differences regarding coronary artery calcification score.
The pea-sized device is a self-expanding wire mesh that is inserted through an incision in the leg and guided through vessels to the heart, where it is placed to seal the opening.
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with lower atrial voltage and conduction slowing in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online January 9 in Heart Rhythm.
Tafamidis is an oral small molecule candidate that selectively binds at specific sites on the transthyretin tetramer to prevent destabilization of the transthyretin transport protein and formation of amyloid that causes ATTR-CM.
The researchers found that 0.67% of the 8,189,119 all-cause hospitalizations in patients with heart failure involved concomitant influenza infection.
Cumulative proportional probability for AF events greatest for those in the highest quartile of salt intake
Meta-analysis shows 6.95 percent increase in LVEF with ablation
More than 12-fold increase in DUA-IE hospitalizations and valve surgeries during 2007 to 2017
The risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) is increased among antidepressant users, particularly before treatment initiation, according to a study recently published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
