Thirty years after Eva Baisey became the first person to undergo a heart transplant in the Washington, D.C., area, she met with the surgeon who performed the operation and the nurse who took care of her, the Washington Post reports.

A study published in the American Journal of Hypertension found that 50 percent of the Canadian public is unaware that they suffer from high blood pressure. Furthermore, most are unwilling to address or manage their high blood pressure. 

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released an expert consensus decision pathway to provide a framework for physicians to manage adults with aortic stenosis who are undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Patients with atrial fibrillation are often prescribed warfarin to reduce the risk of stroke. But a new study has found that patients who undergo a surgical procedure to correct arrhythmia are more likely to stop taking the drug. 

Less than 45 percent of adults younger than 40 with LDL cholesterol levels of 190 mg/dL or greater receive a prescription for a statin.

Several medical societies recently released updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for coronary revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Coronary heart disease (CHD) accounting for half of all cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. isn’t breaking news. The ability of EPA and DHA omega-3s to significantly statistically reduce the risk of CHD among high-risk populations is.

Between 2004 and 2013, the rates of death and acute MI decreased and the rate of ischemic stroke increased among patients undergoing in-hospital major noncardiac surgery in the U.S., according to a database analysis.