Commentary

Despite advances in anticoagulant therapies, bleeding remains a critical concern.

Recent research reported that women with endometriosis have an approximately 20% increased risk for stroke and a 35% greater risk for heart attack compared with women without endometriosis.

Environmental sustainability is a critical global concern, as climate change and environmental degradation increasingly threaten human health and planetary well-being.

HF is associated with a fourfold increased risk for death and a sixfold to ninefold increased risk for sudden cardiac death, and its direct and indirect costs are estimated to reach $69.8 billion annually in the United States by 2030.

An op-ed published in February by Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, former director of the CDC, described hypertension as “the deadliest but most neglected and widespread pandemic of our time” — and he’s right.

Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. and worldwide. Atherosclerotic CVD, which is caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, contributes to multiple life-threatening conditions.

It seems long ago now that so much has changed, but just a few decades ago, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists and others who work daily with X-ray machines lived in a very different world.

For millions of patients who live with atrial fibrillation, early detection and treatment are essential because research shows that early, intensive management of AF reduces stroke, hospitalization and heart failure.

The Care of the Athletic Heart Conference at Heart House in Washington, D.C., catered to clinicians responsible for providing cardiovascular care to athletes, including those at the elite level and exercise enthusiasts.

The South Asian population in the U.S. is one of the fastest-growing minority ethnic groups, and these individuals are a particularly higher-risk population.