The majority of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients in the Midwest live within an hour of their nearest percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-capable hospital and are able to undergo primary PCI within two hours of an MI, researchers reported in the American Journal of Cardiology.

Colder temperatures, stronger winds and fewer hours of sunlight could all raise a person’s risk of myocardial infarction, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

Higher ejection fractions (EFs) among heart failure patients are associated with an increased incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and worse cardiovascular outcomes, according to data from a multinational European registry.

Overweight and obese women might face better odds against diabetes, insulin resistance and CVD than men, according to a rodent study out of York University in Toronto.

Intermediate-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients see fewer strokes, deaths and encephalopathies than those who undergo surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), researchers reported in the Oct. 30 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Patients evaluated for chest pain in busier emergency departments experience lower rates of death or hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) at both 30 days and one year, according to a study published Oct. 23 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken, who invented the world’s first wearable, battery-powered pacemaker, died on Oct. 21 in his Hawaii home, the company announced. He was 94.

A team of Chicago researchers has identified four genetic variants specific to people of African ancestry which may help explain their increased incidence of warfarin-associated bleeding events.