Cardiology News

The odds of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke are greater among women with vs. without preeclampsia for more than 20 years after pregnancy, according to findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

An expert panel of pediatric cardiologists and oncologists issued its inaugural cardio-oncology guidelines for the management of pediatric patients receiving anticancer therapy.

A pill containing antihypertensives and a statin, with or without aspirin, was associated with reduced functional decline, but not reduced cognitive decline, in those aged 65 years and older, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.

CVD-related deaths increased from 874,613 in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, according to a report from the American Heart Association.

A novel CT scan helped physicians identify hormone-producing nodules that cause hypertension, curing some patients of the condition with their removal, according to the results of a prospective, within-patient trial.

Heart disease remained among the leading causes of death, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have exacerbated preexisting CVD morbidity-related racial/ethnic disparities, researchers reported.

The Society of General Internal Medicine, or SGIM, has revised its list of recommendations on tests and procedures that are commonly ordered but are not always necessary in general medicine.

There is not yet enough evidence to adequately assess the benefit-harm balance of screening for lipid disorders in asymptomatic children and adolescents aged 20 years or younger, according to a statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Using Danish registry data of more than 1.3 million residents, researchers observed no association between simple to moderate congenital heart disease and infertility, according to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Revised clinical practice guidelines on diabetes management in chronic kidney disease have been released by the nonprofit organization Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes, or KDIGO.