Cardiology Headline News

Trust in health care diminished dramatically during the pandemic, and it will take multipronged interventions to restore that confidence, according to an expert.

Abbott announced the FDA approved elimination of aspirin as part of routine management from the label of its fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device.

A novel prognostic model identified risk factors including smoking, obesity, HbA1c and albuminuria as significant predictors of incident heart failure risk among Native American adults, researchers reported.

A greater intake of plant fat, particularly fat from grains and vegetable oils, was tied to lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

Adults with prediabetes and overweight or obesity have a 94% lower risk for developing type 2 diabetes with the once-weekly GIP/GLP-1 dual agonist tirzepatide vs. placebo, according to top-line results from the SURMOUNT-1 3-year study.

Years of exposure to loud noise in the workplace may increase the likelihood of developing high blood pressure, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology Asia Conference.

A platelet reactivity score that identifies people with a hyperreactive platelet phenotype can be used to determine those who might be at elevated risk for a cardiovascular event, researchers reported in Nature Communications.

Twelve circulating proteins associated with obesity and heart failure may inform treatment for adults with both conditions, according to a study published in Obesity.

In his keynote address at this year’s Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, likened the health care practitioners in the audience to the professional football players he routinely treats.

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