BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening vascular disease with no effective pharmacological treatments. The causal role of triglycerides (TGs) in AAA development remains ...

Welcome listeners. Now we're jumping into the month of August, and on this August 5th issue of Circulation on the Run, I'm one of your co-hosts Dr. Greg Hundley, associate editor director of the ...

Contemporary atrial fibrillation (AF) screening relies on ECG and photoplethysmography in hospitals or on data derived from wearable devices, which are constrained by limited accessibility and high ...

BACKGROUND: Whether cannabis is a risk factor for cardiovascular events is unknown. We examined the association between smoking cannabis and cardiovascular events in a cohort of older veterans (66 to ...

This real‐world evidence study of 6961 patients was conducted by applying pattern recognition methods to parse and extract CAC scores from CCTAs conducted as part of clinical screening for CVD risk.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common comorbidity in hypertension. However, the impact of NAFLD and related fibrosis on hypertension and its control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and ...

Poststroke anxiety (PSA) affects around 20% to 25% 1 of individuals and can negatively impact stroke rehabilitation 2 and quality of life. 3 Phobic disorders, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and ...

Hypertension affects over 1.3 billion people, and it is a major contributor to death and morbidity from cardiovascular disease and stroke. iRAS (inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system) are used ...

Marfella R, Prattichizzo F, Sardu C, Fulgenzi G, Graciotti L, Spadoni T, D’Onofrio N, Scisciola L, La Grotta R, Frige C, et al. Microplastics and nanoplastics in atheromas and cardiovascular events. N ...

The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association blood pressure guideline recommends initiation of antihypertensive medication for adults with stage 1 hypertension (systolic blood ...

The ductus arteriosus is a normal vascular connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta that is essential to fetal circulation. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) prevalence is inversely ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for ≈18 million deaths annually worldwide, 1 with major disparities between low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries. LMICs contribute a ...