The prevalence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) has declined over the last 30 years, and heart failure patients are increasingly demonstrating preserved ejection fraction versus reduced ejection fraction, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

A cardiovascular risk score based on polygenic testing has proven more effective for detecting early-onset heart disease than run-of-the-mill genetic screenings, researchers reported this month in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.

Misshapen mitochondria could explain the two- to five-fold increased risk of heart failure in diabetics, according to research out of the University of Iowa.

Previously sedentary, middle-aged adults who devote themselves to regular aerobic exercise for two years can increase their maximal oxygen uptake and decrease cardiac stiffness, according to new research published in Circulation.

The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) rolled out new guidelines for managing valvular heart disease (VHD) in 2017, marking the second overhaul of VHD recommendations in three years—a move attributable to “extensive new data” that have shaped the way clinicians treat valve disease.

A research group from the University of Eastern Finland has published a series of studies demonstrating regular sauna bathing may be associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, sudden cardiac death, hypertension, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The group’s latest work, published Dec. 21 in the Journal of Human Hypertension, highlights the physiological mechanisms through which sauna use may provide these benefits.

Physicians commonly grapple with the question of whether to prescribe statins to patients older than 75 who don’t have heart disease, according to a Jan. 5 New York Times story.

Women undergoing coronary angiography and, if indicated, PCI are more likely to experience severe bleeding and access-site complications than men, but intervening through the radial artery substantially reduced those events, according to data from the MATRIX trial.