The authors tracked data from stroke patients, and healthy controls, between the ages of 15 and 49 years old. 

New two-year findings, presented at TVT 2021, suggest that the Watchman FLX device is a safe alternative to long-term oral anticoagulation therapy.

According to this new analysis, the risk of pregnancy-related complications increases incrementally with the number of cardiovascular risk factors present before the pregnancy. 

The groups aim to help hospitals around the world collect data on cardiovascular procedures using evidence-based algorithms.

Lead author John Forrest, MD, a cardiologist at Yale School of Medicine, presented the findings at TVT 2021. He noted that it felt great to finally return to in-person conferences after COVID kept people at home for so long. 

The heart specialist emphasized the importance of plant-based options and warned against eating too many processed foods. 

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs remains low, the authors wrote, but this study showed that it can make a significant impact on patient outcomes. 

Risk factors such as a high waist circumference, hypertension, cigarette smoking and poor sleep quality put young adults at a greater risk of developing AFib.

Millions of women stand to lose breast cancer screening benefits if lawmakers fail to extend the moratorium on honoring controversial USPSTF recommendations.