Cardiovascular Diseases

Incidental Coronary Calcium on Routine Chest CT Predicts Future Cardiovascular Risk as Well as Dedicated Heart Scans

Incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) identified on routine nongated chest CT scans predicts future coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular…

6 days ago

Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors Linked to More Vulnerable Coronary Plaques

The burden of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors—not just the total number of risk factors—is strongly associated with greater coronary plaque…

6 days ago

Higher TMAO Levels Linked to Greater Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Higher blood levels of the gut microbiome-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) were independently associated with an increased risk of developing…

2 weeks ago

Moderate Coffee Consumption May Benefit the Cardiovascular System, but High Doses Caffeine Can Be Harmful

Moderate consumption of naturally caffeinated beverages, particularly coffee, is generally associated with a lower risk of several cardiovascular diseases, whereas…

2 weeks ago

Testosterone Therapy Without Hypogonadism Linked to Higher Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk

Men who started testosterone therapy (TT) without evidence of hypogonadism had significantly higher long-term risks of major adverse cardiovascular events…

3 weeks ago

Early Mild Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy May Still Carry Significant Cardiovascular Risk

Approximately 21% of patients with phenotypically mild hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) experienced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) during a mean follow-up…

4 weeks ago

Obesity’s Cardiovascular Risk Gap Is Narrowing in Older Adults—But Not in the Young

An international analysis of nearly 1 million adults found that the long-standing differences in blood pressure and non-HDL cholesterol between…

1 month ago

IL-6 Linked to Coronary Artery Disease Risk Associated With Elevated Lipoprotein(a)

Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] was associated with a substantially higher risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) when accompanied by higher…

1 month ago

2026 Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure

The Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (HF) introduces a standardized global framework that updates how HF is defined, classified,…

1 month ago

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Fruit Juice in Youth Linked to Higher Risk of High BP Later in Life

Children and adolescents who regularly consume sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and fruit juice may face a significantly higher risk of developing…

1 month ago

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