Top in cardiology: Health effects of PAD, malnutrition

Researchers have found that women with peripheral artery disease were more likely to present with depressive symptoms than men, worsening their health status.

Additionally, malnutrition was associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Read these and more top stories in cardiology below.

Depressive symptoms may worsen health status in PAD

Women with peripheral artery disease were more likely to have depressive symptoms compared with men, researchers found. Read more.

Malnutrition increases risk for CV events, mortality in ACS

Malnutrition, a common risk factor in patients with ACS, was strongly linked to increased CV events and mortality in a recent study. Read more.

Survival on heart transplant waiting list improved from 1987 to 2017

Survival on heart transplant waiting lists increased over time in patients with or without ventricular assist devices, poor functional status and United Network for Organ Sharing status 1 and status 2 candidates, researchers found. Read more.

Brain activity during stress may predict angina in CAD

Inferior frontal lobe activation caused in addition to mental stress was independently linked to angina at baseline and during 2-year follow-up, according to recent findings. Read more.

Pupil size may predict hospital readmission, death in acute HF

Smaller pupil area measured in patients with acute HF was predictive of all-cause mortality and HF readmission, according to research published in ECS Heart Failure. Read more.