Patients are significantly more likely to die within one year of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or PCI in New York state than in England where the procedures are roughly four times cheaper, according to a study in Open Heart.

An action as simple as double-checking a child’s blood pressure during a routine pediatric visit could save thousands of dollars and misdiagnoses, researchers reported this month in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

Temporarily cooling part of the heart during myocardial infarction (MI) and again immediately after angioplasty may reduce damage to the heart, said a cardiologist who participated in the first in-human study of the technique.

Four medical centers have been awarded a cumulative $15 million by the American Heart Association (AHA) as part of an effort to expand current research on vascular disease, the AHA announced in a statement Friday.

Exposure to a Western diet high in refined sugars, salt and saturated fat can have a permanent impact on the body’s immune system even if the diet is later changed, new research published in Cell suggests.

International Laboratories is voluntarily recalling a single lot of clopidogrel tablets that was distributed nationwide after finding some of the medication was mislabeled. The bottles of 30 tablets may contain simvastatin instead, according to a safety alert issued by the FDA.

Charles E. Chambers, MD, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about the risks of radiation exposure to interventional cardiologists and potential solutions.

Individuals with higher levels of cardiac troponin in their blood are at greater risk for developing heart failure for the first time, according to a meta-analysis published in JACC: Heart Failure.