The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is pausing a taxpayer-funded, $63 million trial of cardiac stems cells over questions about the basis for the research.

Though it’s been linked tenuously in the past to psychological stressors and genetics, the majority of cases of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) can’t be traced back to a concomitant arteriopathy, inflammatory disorder or evident risk factor, according to research published in the American Journal of Cardiology Oct. 29.

The expanded window for thrombectomy in acute stroke care ranked No. 3 on Cleveland Clinic’s top 10 medical innovations for 2019—one of several developments on the list with implications for cardiovascular treatment.

Cardiac transplant candidates are better off accepting an organ with a higher risk of transmitting diseases than waiting for another heart, suggests a study published Oct. 29 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A therapeutic vaccine developed in Japan could work as well as oral antithrombotic drugs to prevent secondary ischemic stroke, according to preliminary research published Oct. 29 in Hypertension.

Researchers from Northwestern University developed an easy-to-calculate, four-factor score which identified 92.2 percent of true strokes among 330 inpatients who triggered stroke alerts.

The British government has released a new return on investment (ROI) tool to help guide local commissioners in preventing cardiovascular disease and cutting healthcare costs in their communities, Public Health England (PHE) announced last week.

An augmented reality (AR) technique involving 3D visualization of myocardial scar can assist physicians in evaluating and treating cardiac damage during electrophysiological interventions like ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation, researchers reported in PLOS One.

Evolocumab appears to be equally effective at reducing LDL cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular events regardless of a patient’s kidney function, according to a new subanalysis of the FOURIER outcomes study presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s annual Kidney Week in San Diego.

About 96 percent of women want to be notified about breast arterial calcification (BAC) detected during mammography, according to survey results published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Researchers said breast radiologists are in a strong position to connect these patients to preventive cardiologists.