A New Jersey hospital is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) device designed to alert clinicians to bleeding episodes during endovascular procedures.

Photoplethysmography—a noninvasive imaging technique that allows clinicians to measure a patient’s pulse wave velocity as blood moves away from their heart—has for the first time linked alterations in the carotid system to changes in physical movement, according to research out of ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggested clinicians continue to offer intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions for adults with obesity in an updated recommendation statement published Sept. 18 in JAMA.

The direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) edoxaban is superior to warfarin for mitigating stroke risk in Latin American patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to results of the ENGAGE AF-TIMI trial.

The prices of 90 different drugs increased at double their normal rate once shortages occurred, a new study found—and the increases were even greater for those with three or fewer suppliers.

One of India’s first established heart specialists and the country’s first female cardiologist is celebrating 60 years in the field, local outlet Hans India reported this week.

About 14 percent of older adults hospitalized for common, non-cardiac conditions were discharged with more intensive blood pressure medication, according to an analysis published in The BMJ. The concerning part: More than half of those patients actually demonstrated good blood pressure (BP) control in an outpatient setting, suggesting overtreatment from hospital physicians.

Extensive exposure to air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter could feed the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), Chinese researchers reported in a meta-analysis published this month in the European Journal of Endocrinology.

Digital games developed for cardiovascular disease self-management improve exercise capacity and energy expenditure among their users, according to a review published Sept. 18 in the Games for Health Journal, but the approach does little to overcome mental hurdles like depression, anxiety and quality of life.

The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the heart transplant (HT) population is “very low,” according to research published in the current online edition of the American Journal of Cardiology, but HT patients who do suffer a heart attack are more likely to experience longer hospital stays, higher 30-day readmission rates and greater in-hospital morbidities.