Heart attack and stroke patients could minimize their risk of a second infarction by consuming apocynin, an antioxidant close in chemical structure to vanilla, according to research out of Portland, Oregon.

Theranos, the company that claimed it could test for a variety of medical conditions with a single drop of blood, is officially dissolving.

Frauenfeld, September 05, 2018 — SIS Medical, a Swiss manufacturer of innovative cardiology products, is launching three new models of its balloon catheters. EasyT, NIC 1.1 hydro and NIC Nano hydro have characteristics that define new standards for this type of catheters.

Patients hospitalized with endocarditis can be safely switched from intravenous antibiotics to oral medication about halfway through the course of treatment, according to a randomized trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A cardiologist is suing Oregon Health and Science University for “forcing” her out of a job last year after she was reportedly subjected to consistent racial and sexual discrimination, the Oregonian has reported.

A new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests children born through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are at an increased risk of developing arterial hypertension early in life.

A machine learning model developed by scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London can more accurately predict risk of death in patients with heart disease than leading models designed by medical experts, according to a study published in PLOS One.

Lorcaserin was associated with significant weight loss among overweight and obese individuals without compromising cardiovascular safety, according to a large, randomized trial published Aug. 26 in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Munich.

Cardiac patients who develop new-onset atrial fibrillation (AFib) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are at a higher risk for complications like stroke, myocardial infarction and death than those whose AFib was established before the procedure, researchers report in the current online issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

The family of a Tennessee man who died in 2017, one month after open-heart surgery, is suing TriStar Centennial hospital, alleging the surgeon left a needle inside his body.