At four years' follow-up, 21% of the lamin arms and 6% of the DCMwt arm had experienced MACE. Univariable Cox regression showed that in the lamin arms, each 1% increase in global LGE and each 1% ...

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is an accurate and precise tool to quantify mitral regurgitation (MR), assess left atrial and left ventricular (LV) function, and assess MR etiology. In head-to ...

With not enough clinicians available to meet the needs of an ever-increasing patient population, the cardiology profession is on the brink of a crisis. In findings from an ACC Task Force convened by ...

For patients with intermediate or high pretest probability or a positive D-dimer, a contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT) angiography is indicated.

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is a low-density lipoprotein–like molecule with an apolipoprotein (b) moiety that is covalently attached to apolipoprotein (a) (Apo[a]), a plasminogen-like protein that confers ...

A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report ...

Standard lipid testing, represented by total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides, is a well-established platform ...

Diets high in red and processed meat, refined grains and sugary beverages, which have been associated with increased inflammation in the body, can increase subsequent risk of heart disease and stroke ...

The researchers used data from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau report for the years 2025 to 2060, and combined these census counts with the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors or disease based on ...

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons that people seek medical care. This guideline was developed for the evaluation of acute or stable chest pain in outpatient and emergency department ...

The following are key points to remember from a state-of-the-art review on the benefits and drawbacks of vegetarian and vegan diets: ...

The 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol was a welcome update from the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular ...