Putting OAC therapy on hold does have its own benefits, the authors wrote, but uninterrupted OAC therapy is still the better choice. 

Typically used to treat Type 2 diabetes, metformin may also provide value as a treatment option for a serious, potentially fatal kidney disease. 

“Our research has identified a secret switch that allows heart muscle cells to divide and multiply after the heart is injured," one researcher explained. "It kicks in when needed and turns off when the heart is fully healed."

The Heart Failure Association, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, European Heart Rhythm Association and European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions all collaborated on the position statement.

Researchers reviewed data from 34 different studies, covering a total of more than 63,000 patients.

Rita Rastogi Kalyani, MD, an endocrinologist and associate professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine, shared her perspective on this crucial topic. 

New research out of Duke University provides a fresh perspective on the connection between prior hospitalizations for heart failure and all-cause mortality. 

These blood clots have been responsible for a total of 18 deaths. Experts have continued to emphasize that the benefits of vaccination still outweigh the risks.

The new analysis, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, included findings from more than 1,000 Medicare patients with rheumatic aortic stenosis.

The AI model, a convolutional neural network, could help age-based risk scores be more accurate than ever before.