Long-term use of calcium-channel blockers may increase older women’s risk of breast cancer by more than twofold, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine. If confirmed, the results may point to a modifiable risk factor in breast cancer.

An FDA panel voted unanimously in favor of riociguat, an oral medication for two forms of pulmonary hypertension.

The announcement that former President George W. Bush received a stent after an annual physical is resuscitating debate about overuse of PCI in certain cases.

The disparity in ischemic stroke mortality risk between black and white children in the U.S. has diminished over the past decade, and a study published in the August issue of JAMA Pediatrics found that the change may be due to the use of long-term blood transfusion to prevent strokes in children with sickle cell disease. 

The Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Stroke, in conjunction with the CVD & Stroke Program of the Texas Department of State Health Services, will present Healthy Lubbock with the Department of State Health Services 2013 Cardiovascular Health Promotions Award.

The Wall Street Journal recently featured two pediatric approaches to treat children with congenital heart defects that cause them to be born with only one ventricle. The article and video are below.

A judge ruled in favor of W. L. Gore & Associates in a patent dispute over a device used to treat structural heart defects.

The routine use of extended noninvasive cardiac-event monitoring after an acute stroke improves the detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and anticoagulation rates, according to a study published online July 30 in Stroke. This approach can help better prevent strokes and should be included in guidelines for investigating AF after ischemic stroke, according to the authors.