A patient's risk of death is also greater when they are male or 60 years old or younger.

Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD, spoke to Big 12 representatives at length about COVID-19, myocarditis and how playing games may impact the safety of college athletes.

Trabeculae, detailed networks of muscle fibers on the heart, were first sketched by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago. He wondered what they were and what, exactly, they did.

For the new report, Abbott surveyed patients, physicians and administrators from nine countries about cardiovascular care, technology and more. 

One high-volume stroke center shared its own strategy for adapting to these strange and unusual times. 

COVID-19 enters a person’s heart cells by attacking certain proteins—and when more of those proteins are present, the virus has more chances to cause damage.

Janet M. Shapiro, MD, thought she had recovered from a mild COVID-19 illness and was ready to get back to work. It turned out, however, that the virus wasn’t done with her quite yet.  

Remember the Duke study that seemed to suggest a neck gaiter can spread more COVID than no mask at all? Its authors now say their findings were misconstrued. Gaiters may be OK after all.