Blood platelet score detects previously unmeasured risk of heart attack and stroke

Platelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form blood clots that stop bleeding in injured vessels. Cardiologists have long known that platelets can become “hyperreactive” to cause

Mild initial clinical course seen for COVID-19 vaccine-linked myocarditis

COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis (C-VAM) has a mild initial clinical course, but myocardial injury is common, according to a study published online in the October issue of eClinicalMedicine. Supriya S. Jain,

Trial finds coronary bioadaptor offers a significant reduction in adverse clinical events

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for narrowed arteries with a novel bioadaptor is at least as effective as a contemporary drug-eluting stent (DES) with regard to