Cardiovascular Diseases

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…

5 days 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…

2 weeks 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…

2 weeks 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,…

2 weeks 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…

3 weeks ago

Resistance Training Significantly Lowers CVD Risk in Women

Women who consistently performed resistance training had a substantially lower risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly heart attacks, according…

4 weeks ago

Frailty Modifies the Relationship Between High BP and Dementia Risk in Older Adults

The impact of late-life high blood pressure (BP) on dementia risk appears to depend on an older adult’s level of…

4 weeks ago

Vitamin K2 (MK-7) May Slow Coronary Artery Calcification Progression

A Dutch randomized clinical trial found that two years of vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7, MK-7) supplementation significantly slowed the progression of…

1 month ago

2026 Key Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome

Preventing progression and promoting regression of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome requires early staging, comprehensive risk assessment, management of risk factors, and…

1 month ago

Low Lipoprotein(a) Levels Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk

An analysis from the FOURIER trial found that among patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, lower lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentrations were…

1 month ago

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