Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

September 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The cardiovascular safety of an interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and there

Vutrisiran offers a new lifeline to patients with progressive heart condition

September 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vutrisiran significantly improved mortality, cardiovascular events and markers of disease progression in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), according to late-breaking research presented in a

Scientists discover a new cardiovascular risk factor and identify a drug able to reduce its effects

September 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Summary of main findings by CNIC researchers. Clonal hematopoiesis and the expansion of blood cells carrying certain acquired mutations represent a new cause of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, not a

New clues on how the heart makes arteries

September 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A 3D image of an embryonic mouse heart. Endothelial cells vascularize the heart muscle walls (shown in green). This process establishes the coronary vasculature that nourishes the heart muscle. Credit:

Single blood test predicts 30-year cardiovascular disease risks for women

September 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that measuring two types of fat in the bloodstream along with C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker

Digital consultations found to improve the rate at which heart failure patients receive optimal medication

September 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with heart failure, a condition affecting more than 60 million worldwide, are four times more likely to receive the optimal combination of medications after 12

Novel low-dose 3-in-1 blood pressure pill significantly outperforms standard care, study shows

September 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that a treatment plan based on a novel combination of low doses of three anti-hypertensive drugs in a single pill—known as GMRx2—was superior