The report comes as confirmed cases continue to rise in certain parts of the country. If that surge continues, the pandemic's financial impact “could be even more significant.”

COVID-19 has the potential to infect cardiac cells, causing changes in their ability to function after just 72 hours. 

Statin use may help healthy older patients avoid physical disability and cardiovascular disease, according to new data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The analysis, published in Stroke, gathered data from two massive patient registries in China. 

COVID-19 has disrupted routine cardiovascular care all over the world, with some procedures getting delayed for months and many hospitals reporting a significant drop in myocardial infarction patients.

Dwight I. Peretz, MD, had a long career in cardiology, but he also lived an unforgettable childhood, one that included delivering undercover messages in Japanese-occupied Shanghai.

The study's authors tracked data from more than 2 million women.

The artificial valve would give clinicians a new option that lasts up to 25 years and does not require prescribing anticoagulation medications.

When patients have stable ischemic heart disease, two primary treatment options are revascularization followed by guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) or GDMT alone.

The American Heart Association noted that the Affordable Care Act has provided “invaluable patient protections for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions.”