News
Flavonoid-rich foods, aided by gut bacteria, tied to lower BP
“Incorporating flavonoid-rich foods into the diet can have clinically relevant reductions in systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure, and a...
News
Plant-based lignan intake linked to lower CHD risk
Long-term consumption of lignans, polyphenols produced by plants, was associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in this prospective...
Article
Rising meth-related heart failure admissions a ‘crisis,’ costly for society
‘They’re not going to die from it overnight, but it will damage the heart slowly,’ a researcher said. Meth-related HF admissions exploded in the...
News
CABANA: Ablation bests drugs for AFib in racial/ethnic minorities
A new secondary analysis points to a large relative advantage of ablation and worse outcomes with drug therapy in North American minority patients...
News
Prophylactic anticoagulation tied to lower death rate in COVID
Prophylactic use of low-dose anticoagulation to prevent venous thromboembolism was associated with reduced 60-day mortality in patients...
News
‘Remarkable’ response to diabetes drug in resistant bipolar depression
Patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression with insulin resistance showed marked improvement in depressive symptoms after metformin...
News
Once-weekly oral antipsychotic for schizophrenia on the horizon
LYN-005 was well tolerated in the 85% of study participants who received all three doses.
News
Novel text-messaging program boosts ADHD treatment adherence
"Patients are not going to be fully compliant if they do not understand what the implications are if they do not take their pills," said Dr....
News
Subclinical myocarditis found in some athletes post COVID
A study that evaluated college athletes recently infected with COVID-19 with comprehensive cardiac testing, including MRI, found a small...
News
Pericardial fat an independent risk factor for heart failure
Fat around the heart has been linked to an increased risk for heart failure, particularly in women, suggests a study using CT scans from nearly 7,...
News
Underlying heart rhythm, not ICD shocks, drives mortality
Survival after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks depends more on the nature of the underlying arrhythmic substrate than on any adverse...
News
Coffee intake may be driven by cardiovascular symptoms
Observational results show those with hypertension, angina, or arrhythmia drink less coffee than others, which may explain mixed results in...