Carotid Plaque Inflammation and Calcification on Somatostatin Receptor PET/CT Imaging Predict Stroke and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events.
Carotid atherosclerosis is a risk factor for stroke and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and is characterized by inflammation and calcification at different stages. Simultaneous assessment o...
A Changing Climate Requires Changing Tools: Environmental Exposures and Cardiovascular Health through a CMR Imaging Lens.
Initiation of Eplerenone vs Spironolactone and All-cause Mortality in HFrEF: Linked Database Study.
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are recommended as part of guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The comparative effectiveness of s...
A Step Toward Diversity and Inclusion in Cardiovascular Research Trials.
Contemporary Trends in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at Facilities Without On-Site Cardiac Surgery: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry.
Development and Validation of a Clinical Polygenic Risk Report in U.S.-Based Health Systems for 8 Cardiovascular Conditions.
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) stratify inherited cardiovascular risk, but their path to clinical implementation remains unclear. We aimed to develop and validate integrated PRS for 8 cardiovascular cond...
Clinical Documentation of an Individualized Emergency Action Plan for Young Athletes With Cardiovascular Conditions at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Highlights from the first interdisciplinary summit of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the European Society for Cardiovascular Radiology.
Advancing Women's Health Through Public Policy.
Micro(nano)plastics in the Development of Myocardial Fibrosis: From Clinical Detection to Molecular Mechanism.
Micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) are pervasive environmental contaminants, yet their presence in human cardiac tissue and their potential contribution to myocardial fibrosis remain unclear. We investigated ...
Diagnostic Yield of Exome Sequencing in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease From Southern Africa.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. The genetics of CHD in African populations is not well understood, although it has been shown in other...
Cardiology Provider Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Cardiac Gene Therapy: A Multi-Institutional National Survey.
2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction.
The "2026 HRS Expert Consensus Statement Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction" provides updated recommendations to guide clinicians in the management o...
Beyond the review: additional non-oncologic drugs with clinically significant cardiovascular effects.
Multimodality imaging in the detection and management of coronary and peripheral arterial disease in patients with cancer receiving cardiotoxic antineoplastic treatments. A clinical consensus statement of the ESC Council of Cardio-Oncology and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC.
Early detection of cancer and advances in treatment have significantly improved the survival rate of patients with cancer. Both cancer and its treatment can accelerate the onset of cardiovascular dise...
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of GLP-1R Agonist and SGLT2 Inhibitor Therapy in the General Population: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2) inhibitors and GLP-1R (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor) agonists reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular and kidney events in individuals with various c...
Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy in Transvenous Lead Extraction of Leads with Dwell Time ≥10 Years.
Lead dwell time (DT) is associated with increased complexity of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) extraction. Optimal strategies for risk mitigation are not well studied. Evaluate the role ...
Physical Activity in Pediatric Cardiomyopathies: Moving for Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Physical activity (PA) is essential for the cardiovascular, emotional, and social health of all children and adolescents. However, for pediatric patients with cardiomyopathy, decades of risk-averse cl...
Cell-specific vulnerabilities and adaptations in atrial aging.
Aging is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. Research on age-related cardiac pathologies has predominantly centered on the left ventricle; however, ...
Pregnancy in women with autoimmune diseases and cardiovascular risk in the offspring: a Swedish population-based cohort study.
Maternal autoimmune diseases (AIDs) have been linked to adverse birth outcomes that may potentially increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in offspring. However, whether maternal AIDs is associate...