Multivitamins and the bulk of nutritional supplements do little to protect heart health, in some cases increasing a person’s risk for CV events, an analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found.

Biotronik on July 8 announced its BIOMONITOR III injectable cardiac monitor, a diagnostic tool designed to document suspected arrhythmias, has been cleared by the FDA.

A large-scale study of people living with HIV has linked the immune deficiency to an increased risk of CVD, in particular heart failure and stroke.

Heart patients of a lower socioeconomic status are far more likely to participate in cardiac rehabilitation if they receive financial incentives to attend sessions, according to a study published in the July 1 edition of JACC: Heart Failure.

Research published in Hypertension July 1 suggests a vitamin D deficiency in early childhood could translate to an increased risk of high blood pressure in adolescence.

CMS on July 2 announced its finalized national coverage policy for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring—one that extends coverage to patients with suspected masked hypertension and aligns CMS’ BP thresholds with the latest society guidelines.

Cigarette smokers are three times more likely than non-smokers to die from heart disease, an Australian study has found.

A lack of formal training in nutrition could significantly limit how physicians practice, according to an editorial published in JAMA Internal Medicine this month, in some cases leading them to recommend risky treatments to patients in lieu of dietary counseling that might be just as effective.